People · United States
Gareth Wu
3×3 · top 1.8% of 288,433 all-time · competing since May 2015 · 2015WUGA01
Gareth Wu has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.39, set at Leeds Open 2019, puts him in the top 1.8% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,124th in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since May 2015, he has put 62 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 9.90 in May 2015 to 7.39, a 25% improvement. Gareth 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.39 | 9.02 | top 1.8% | 1,124 / 60,666 | |
| 2×2 | 3.53 | 5.08 | top 20.6% | 8,200 / 41,674 | |
| 4×4 | 55.62 | 1:02.03 | top 31.6% | 5,054 / 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
- 9 May 2015First competition: Minnesota Cube Melt 2015. A 11.61 3×3 single to start from.
- 9 May 2015First sub-10 3×3: 9.90 at Minnesota Cube Melt 2015.
Competitions
- Leeds Open 2019 · 27 Jul 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- BeCubed Summer 2018 · 27 Jul 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Minnesota Cube Melt 2015 · 9 May 2015 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Tristin Jameson — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Nathan Orwick — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Ryan McIlhenny — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 1.39 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.53 away.
Targets move as he improves.