People · China
Chong Gao (高翀)
3×3 · top 7.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2023 · 2023GAOC01
Chong Gao (高翀) has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.82, set at Hangzhou Open 2026, puts him in the top 7.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,708th in China. Until October 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since November 2023, he has put 30 official solves on the record across two events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.73 in November 2023 to 9.82, a 28% improvement. Chong has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.82 | 11.00 | top 7.0% | 2,708 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 4.81 | 6.14 | top 36.9% | 6,352 / 15,796 |
Percentile against all competitors ever ranked in each event, a fairer measure than raw rank, because the pools differ by a factor of ten.
The line so far
Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 23 May 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.82 at Hangzhou Open 2026.
- 25 Nov 2023First competition: Hefei Winter Open 2023. A 13.73 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Hangzhou Open 2026 · 23 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Xianju NxN 2026 · 7 Mar 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Hefei Winter Open 2023 · 25 Nov 2023
Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · top X% compares against everyone ever ranked in that event, which is fairer than raw rank because event pools differ tenfold.
The circuit
The people whose scorecards keep turning up next to his.
- Han Wang (汪涵) — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead once
- Yusheng Du (杜宇生) — met in 6 rounds, never finished ahead
- Yiheng Wang (王艺衡) — met in 6 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.82 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.81 away.
Targets move as he improves.