People · China
Haocheng Hou (侯皓城)
2×2 · top 14.2% of 186,767 all-time · competing since October 2023 · 2023HOUH01
Haocheng Hou (侯皓城) has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.00, set at Xuzhou Open 2024, puts him in the top 14.2% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,227th in China. Across 3 competitions since October 2023, he has put 49 official solves on the record across four events. His 2×2 best has come down from 6.79 in October 2023 to 3.00, a 56% improvement. Haocheng 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 | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.00 | 4.93 | top 14.2% | 2,227 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 | 13.14 | 16.04 | top 17.9% | 7,016 / 28,153 | |
| Skewb | 6.71 | 9.36 | top 31.3% | 1,914 / 5,004 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.30 | 9.90 | top 38.8% | 4,197 / 10,224 |
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
- 10 Mar 2024First sub-20 3×3: 13.14 at Luoyang Spring 2024.
- 10 Mar 2024First sub-15 3×3: 13.14 at Luoyang Spring 2024.
- 10 Mar 2024Four personal bests in one day at Luoyang Spring 2024.
- 15 Oct 2023First competition: Chengdu Flash Cube Open 2023. A 21.42 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Xuzhou Open 2024 · 30 Mar 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Luoyang Spring 2024 · 10 Mar 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Chengdu Flash Cube Open 2023 · 15 Oct 2023
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.
- Xinyu Wang (王欣宇) — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
- Zejing Zhang (张泽菁) — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead once
- Yuheng Wu (吴雨衡) — met in 8 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 1.00 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.14 away.
Targets move as he improves.