People · China
Haoyu Yao
2×2 · top 9.9% of 186,767 all-time · competing since August 2024 · 2024YAOH02
Haoyu Yao has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.60, set at Cubing at The Cube 2025, puts him in the top 9.9% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,495th in China. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since August 2024, he has put 38 official solves on the record across three events. His 3×3 best has come down from 38.82 in August 2024 to 16.11, a 59% improvement. Haoyu 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 | 2.60 | 7.03 | top 9.9% | 1,495 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 | 16.11 | 17.75 | top 28.1% | 10,424 / 28,153 | |
| Pyraminx | 12.94 | 20.09 | top 72.6% | 7,264 / 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, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 11 Jan 2025First sub-30 3×3: 16.11 at Cubing at The Cube 2025.
- 11 Jan 2025First sub-20 3×3: 16.11 at Cubing at The Cube 2025.
- 25 Aug 2024First competition: Tramsheds III: August Sunday 2024. A 38.82 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cubing at The Cube 2025 · 11 Jan 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing in Wollondilly 2024 · 31 Aug 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Tramsheds III: August Sunday 2024 · 25 Aug 2024
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.
- Evelyn Mitchell-Wanstall — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Luke Smith — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead once
- Christopher Reid — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.60 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 1.11 away.
Targets move as he improves.