People · Canada
Edward Wu
2×2 · top 1.4% of 186,767 all-time · competing since November 2015 · 2015WUED01
Edward Wu has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.32, set at Toronto Limited Spring 2016, puts him in the top 1.4% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 94th in Canada. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since November 2015, he has put 338 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 60% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 2×2 best has come down from 7.61 in November 2015 to 1.32, an 83% improvement. Edward has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.32 | 2.73 | top 1.4% | 94 / 7,173 | |
| 3×3 | 9.45 | 11.56 | top 6.0% | 572 / 10,392 | |
| Skewb | 3.38 | 4.77 | top 7.0% | 133 / 2,907 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.96 | 8.63 | top 7.5% | 265 / 4,858 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.53 | 22.52 | top 19.2% | 413 / 2,620 | |
| 4×4 | 54.86 | 1:00.33 | top 30.6% | 784 / 3,118 | |
| 5×5 | 1:58.37 | 2:26.71 | top 48.3% | 624 / 1,499 | |
| Megaminx | 2:22.59 | — | top 57.7% | 670 / 1,375 | |
| 7×7 | 8:12.56 | — | early days — 1 solve | 434 / 503 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 27 Jan 2018First sub-10 3×3: 9.45 at Oakville Limited Winter 2018.
- 27 Jan 2018Three personal bests in one day at Oakville Limited Winter 2018.
- 10 Dec 2016First sub-15 3×3: 14.93 at Toronto Limited Fall 2016.
- 10 Dec 2016Six personal bests in one day at Toronto Limited Fall 2016.
- 18 Jun 2016Three personal bests in one day at Newmarket Open 2016.
- 30 Apr 2016First sub-20 3×3: 18.75 at Toronto Limited Spring 2016.
Competitions
- Battle of Waterloo 2018 · 21 Jul 2018 — 1 personal best set
- No 3x3x3 Waterloo 2018 · 2 Jun 2018
- Oakville Limited Winter 2018 · 27 Jan 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Pickering 2017 · 14 Oct 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Newmarket Open 2017 · 17 Jun 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- London Limited Spring 2017 · 25 Mar 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Toronto Limited Fall 2016 · 10 Dec 2016 — 6 personal bests set
- Toronto Limited Summer 2016 · 20 Aug 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Newmarket Open 2016 · 18 Jun 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Toronto Limited Spring 2016 · 30 Apr 2016 — 5 personal bests set
- Toronto Open Fall 2015 · 28 Nov 2015
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.
- Leo Min-Bedford — met in 68 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
- Nicholas Patterson — met in 64 rounds, finished ahead 18 times
- Ryan Minjun Cho — met in 61 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.32 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.45 away.
Targets move as he improves.