People · China
Haowei Wu (吴浩巍)
3×3 · top 3.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2013 · 2013WUHA01
Haowei Wu (吴浩巍) has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.46, set at Shenyang Open 2016, puts him in the top 3.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,375th in China. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since August 2013, he has put 139 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% 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 10.31 in August 2013 to 8.46, an 18% improvement. Haowei has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 8.46 | 10.95 | top 3.7% | 1,375 / 28,153 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.15 | 19.86 | top 13.0% | 1,286 / 5,922 | |
| 4×4 | 43.23 | 50.23 | top 16.1% | 1,745 / 5,926 | |
| 2×2 | 3.40 | 5.09 | top 19.0% | 3,104 / 15,796 | |
| 5×5 | 1:39.58 | 1:49.32 | top 35.0% | 1,579 / 2,816 | |
| Megaminx | 2:58.71 | 3:09.19 | top 73.8% | 1,564 / 1,678 |
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
- 23 Apr 2016First sub-10 3×3: 9.84 at Shenyang Open 2016.
- 23 Apr 2016Four personal bests in one day at Shenyang Open 2016.
- 14 Dec 2014Three personal bests in one day at Shenyang Open 2014.
- 10 Aug 2013First competition: Chongqing Open 2013. A 11.33 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Shenyang Open 2016 · 23 Apr 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Shenyang Open 2014 · 14 Dec 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- Dalian Open 2013 · 27 Oct 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Chongqing Open 2013 · 10 Aug 2013 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Xiaojian Li (李晓健) — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Yuxuan Wang (王宇轩) — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Sheng Cao (曹晟) — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.46 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 5,987 people have one; it is 2.15 away.
Targets move as he improves.