People · China
Guanyang Yu
3×3 one-handed · top 9.6% of 73,695 all-time · competing since November 2007 · 2007YUGU01
Guanyang Yu has been competing for 19 years. His best event is the 3×3 one-handed: a personal-best single of 15.72, set at Caltech Winter 2012, puts him in the top 9.6% of the 73,695 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 928th in China. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 one-handed solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since November 2007, he has put 198 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 68% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.81 in November 2007 to 12.47, a 40% improvement. Guanyang has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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 one-handed | 15.72 | 21.77 | top 9.6% | 928 / 5,922 | |
| 3×3 | 12.47 | 13.86 | top 15.5% | 6,099 / 28,153 | |
| 4×4 | 1:10.94 | 1:13.76 | top 47.8% | 4,385 / 5,926 | |
| 2×2 | 5.76 | 6.88 | top 48.3% | 8,265 / 15,796 | |
| 5×5 | 1:58.47 | 2:08.80 | top 48.3% | 2,048 / 2,816 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:52.81 | 4:14.51 | top 66.4% | 911 / 1,183 |
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
- 11 Feb 2012Three personal bests in one day at Caltech Winter 2012.
- 14 Aug 2009Five personal bests in one day at US Nationals 2009.
- 24 May 2008Three personal bests in one day at San Diego Open 2008.
- 19 Apr 2008First sub-15 3×3: 14.19 at Discovery Science Center competition 2008.
- 19 Apr 2008Four personal bests in one day at Discovery Science Center competition 2008.
- 27 Jan 2008First sub-20 3×3: 19.64 at UCSD competition 2008.
Competitions
- Caltech Winter 2012 · 11 Feb 2012 — 3 personal bests set
- US Nationals 2009 · 14 Aug 2009 — 5 personal bests set
- Discovery Science Center 10th Anniversary 2008 · 20 Dec 2008
- San Diego Open 2008 · 24 May 2008 — 3 personal bests set
- Discovery Science Center competition 2008 · 19 Apr 2008 — 4 personal bests set
- EPGY California Open 2008 · 16 Feb 2008 — 1 personal best set
- UCSD competition 2008 · 27 Jan 2008 — 3 personal bests set
- Caltech Fall competition 2007 · 10 Nov 2007 — 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.
- Michael Gottlieb — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Devin Corr-Robinett — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Dan Dzoan — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 5,987 people have one; it is 0.72 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.47 away.
Targets move as he improves.