People · Canada
Ella Wu
3×3 · top 6.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2008 · 2008WUNE01
Ella Wu has been competing for 18 years. Her best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.55, set at Michigan 2019, puts her in the top 6.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 597th in Canada. Until November 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since November 2008, she has put 475 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, her 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 82% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. Her 2×2 best has come down from 9.61 in March 2009 to 2.72, a 72% improvement. Ella 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.55 | 12.23 | top 6.2% | 597 / 10,392 | |
| 2×2 | 2.72 | 3.95 | top 11.1% | 736 / 7,173 | |
| Square-1 | 13.59 | 18.38 | top 13.2% | 104 / 952 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.68 | 6.89 | top 17.6% | 715 / 4,858 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.70 | 24.77 | top 25.2% | 546 / 2,620 | |
| 4×4 | 50.80 | 55.06 | top 25.7% | 652 / 3,118 | |
| 5×5 | 1:59.09 | 2:16.66 | top 48.7% | 631 / 1,499 | |
| Megaminx | 2:06.13 | 2:15.55 | top 49.2% | 559 / 1,375 | |
| Skewb | 14.43 | 30.44 | top 76.4% | 2,239 / 2,907 | |
| Clock | 31.25 | 35.22 | top 85.9% | 870 / 1,029 | |
| 7×7 | 7:54.78 | — | early days — 3 solves | 421 / 503 | |
| 6×6 | 6:41.83 | — | early days — 2 solves | 602 / 665 |
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
- 9 Aug 2019First sub-10 3×3: 9.55 at Michigan 2019.
- 9 Aug 2019Three personal bests in one day at Michigan 2019.
- 5 Jul 2014Three personal bests in one day at CanadianCUBING Fifty 2014.
- 6 Jul 2013Four personal bests in one day at Canadian Open 2013.
- 20 Aug 2011Nine personal bests in one day at Canadian Open 2011.
- 27 Mar 2010First sub-15 3×3: 14.77 at Toronto Open Spring 2010.
Competitions
- Michigan 2019 · 9 Aug 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- CanadianCUBING Fifty 2014 · 5 Jul 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- Toronto Open Spring 2014 · 26 Apr 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Canadian Open 2013 · 6 Jul 2013 — 4 personal bests set
- Toronto Spring 2012 · 2 Jun 2012
- Canadian Open 2011 · 20 Aug 2011 — 9 personal bests set
- Toronto Open Spring 2010 · 27 Mar 2010 — 7 personal bests set
- Canadian Open 2009 · 19 Sep 2009 — 5 personal bests set
- Toronto Open Summer 2009 · 27 Jun 2009 — 5 personal bests set
- Toronto Open Winter 2009 · 7 Mar 2009 — 1 personal best set
- Toronto Open Fall 2008 · 1 Nov 2008
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 her.
- Thompson Clarke — met in 88 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Jai Gambhir — met in 81 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Eric Limeback — met in 77 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.55 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.72 away.
Targets move as she improves.