People · China
Guojie Cao (曹国杰)
2×2 · top 13.2% of 186,767 all-time · competing since November 2012 · 2012CAOG01
Guojie Cao (曹国杰) has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.91, set at Beijing Winter 2019, puts him in the top 13.2% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,056th in China. Across 15 competitions since November 2012, he has put 257 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one; 97% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 4 DNFs. His 2×2 best has come down from 6.58 in November 2012 to 2.91, a 56% improvement. Guojie has entered 15 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.91 | 5.16 | top 13.2% | 2,056 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 | 13.67 | 17.91 | top 19.8% | 7,697 / 28,153 | |
| 4×4 | 49.54 | 56.48 | top 24.1% | 2,573 / 5,926 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.32 | 23.08 | top 47.5% | 5,036 / 10,224 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 31.12 | 35.18 | top 49.1% | 4,279 / 5,922 | |
| 5×5 | 2:53.14 | 4:12.73 | top 75.8% | 2,635 / 2,816 |
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
- 7 Jun 2019First sub-15 3×3: 14.92 at Beijing Summer 2019.
- 30 Apr 2018Three personal bests in one day at Beijing Open 2018.
- 7 Jun 2014Three personal bests in one day at Tianjin University Open 2014.
- 21 Dec 2013Three personal bests in one day at Beijing Winter Open 2013.
- 12 May 2013First sub-20 3×3: 19.80 at BUAA Open 2013.
- 12 May 2013Three personal bests in one day at BUAA Open 2013.
Competitions
- Beijing Winter 2019 · 7 Dec 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Shandong Open 2019 · 4 Oct 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Beijing Summer 2019 · 7 Jun 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Beijing Open 2018 · 30 Apr 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Qinhuangdao Open 2018 · 22 Apr 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Beijing Open 2017 · 24 Jun 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Asian Championship 2016 · 1 Oct 2016
- BUAA Open 2014 · 16 Nov 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Beijing Autumn 2014 · 13 Sep 2014
- Suzhou Open 2014 · 12 Jul 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Beijing Summer Open 2014 · 6 Jul 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Tianjin University Open 2014 · 7 Jun 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- Beijing Winter Open 2013 · 21 Dec 2013 — 3 personal bests set
- BUAA Open 2013 · 12 May 2013 — 3 personal bests set
- Beijing Winter 2012 · 24 Nov 2012
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.
- Baiqiang Dong (董百强) — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Hongye Sun (孙虹烨) — met in 31 rounds, never finished ahead
- Yunke Zhang (张云柯) — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.91 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.67 away.
Targets move as he improves.