People · China
Guokang He (何国康)
2×2 · top 8.2% of 186,767 all-time · competing since March 2012 · 2012HEGU01
Guokang He (何国康) has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.43, set at Nanjing Winter 2012, puts him in the top 8.2% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,205th in China. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since March 2012, he has put 233 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 53% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.00 in March 2012 to 11.27, a 37% improvement. Guokang 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.43 | 4.92 | top 8.2% | 1,205 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 | 11.27 | 12.77 | top 11.3% | 4,449 / 28,153 | |
| 4×4 | 46.88 | 53.05 | top 20.6% | 2,220 / 5,926 | |
| 5×5 | 1:33.58 | 1:36.94 | top 30.3% | 1,371 / 2,816 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.69 | 29.65 | top 33.4% | 3,197 / 5,922 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.74 | 11.31 | top 42.6% | 4,559 / 10,224 | |
| 6×6 | 3:46.12 | 3:55.42 | early days — 3 solves | 1,087 / 1,349 | |
| 7×7 | 6:28.77 | — | early days — 3 solves | 1,123 / 1,261 | |
| Clock | 24.94 | 34.84 | top 76.6% | 1,604 / 1,843 |
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
- 24 May 2014Three personal bests in one day at Zhejiang University Open 2014.
- 27 Oct 2013Four personal bests in one day at Nanchang Open 2013.
- 22 Sep 2012First sub-15 3×3: 14.27 at Hangzhou Open 2012.
- 22 Sep 2012Three personal bests in one day at Hangzhou Open 2012.
- 10 Mar 2012First competition: Hefei Spring 2012. A 18.00 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- China Championship 2015 · 2 Oct 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Guangdong Open 2014 · 1 Oct 2014
- Zhejiang University Open 2014 · 24 May 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- Hefei Spring 2014 · 1 May 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Nanchang Open 2013 · 27 Oct 2013 — 4 personal bests set
- Nanjing Winter 2012 · 25 Nov 2012 — 2 personal bests set
- Hangzhou Open 2012 · 22 Sep 2012 — 3 personal bests set
- Hefei Spring 2012 · 10 Mar 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.
- Xiao Hu (胡霄) — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Chunyu Zhang (张春雨) — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Yinghao Wang (王鹰豪) — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.43 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.27 away.
Targets move as he improves.