People · United States
Edwin Yitian Gao
3×3 · top 14.3% of 288,433 all-time · competing since January 2023 · 2023GAOE02
Edwin Yitian Gao has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 12.11, set at Florida Championship 2026, puts him in the top 14.3% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 7,775th in the United States. Across 6 competitions since January 2023, he has put 99 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 73% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.43 in January 2023 to 12.11, a 46% improvement. Edwin has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 12.11 | 13.34 | top 14.3% | 7,775 / 60,666 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.41 | 22.57 | top 24.4% | 3,175 / 15,900 | |
| 2×2 | 3.90 | 4.08 | top 25.3% | 10,061 / 41,674 | |
| 4×4 | 51.66 | 53.70 | top 26.8% | 4,180 / 19,354 |
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
- 5 Sep 2026First sub-15 3×3: 12.11 at Florida Championship 2026.
- 29 Apr 2023First sub-20 3×3: 19.77 at FSUbers 4.0 2023.
- 7 Jan 2023First competition: Pegasus 2023. A 22.43 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Florida Championship 2026 · 5 Sep 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Beach Bash Jacksonville 2025 · 9 Aug 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Beach Bash Jacksonville 2024 · 10 Aug 2024
- FSUbers 6.0 2024 · 27 Apr 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- FSUbers 4.0 2023 · 29 Apr 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Pegasus 2023 · 7 Jan 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.
- Sean Hartman — met in 20 rounds, never finished ahead
- Daniel Porter — met in 20 rounds, never finished ahead
- Lucas Y. Chen — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 0.11 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 one-handed single — 15,318 people have one; it is 1.41 away.
Targets move as he improves.