People · China
Hongtu Gu (古宏图)
2×2 · top 4.1% of 186,767 all-time · competing since July 2014 · 2014GUHO01
Hongtu Gu (古宏图) has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.90, set at Nanjing Autumn 2019, puts him in the top 4.1% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 546th in China. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since July 2014, he has put 215 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 97% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 3.93 in July 2014 to 1.90, a 52% improvement. Hongtu has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 1.90 | 3.08 | top 4.1% | 546 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 | 8.85 | 10.99 | top 4.5% | 1,724 / 28,153 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.01 | 16.58 | top 8.1% | 787 / 5,922 | |
| 4×4 | 37.37 | 40.39 | top 9.1% | 956 / 5,926 | |
| 5×5 | 1:11.36 | 1:20.45 | top 12.6% | 618 / 2,816 | |
| 7×7 | 3:44.29 | 4:00.99 | top 25.0% | 501 / 1,261 | |
| 6×6 | 2:41.24 | 2:47.06 | top 31.5% | 671 / 1,349 |
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
- 3 Nov 2019Four personal bests in one day at Nanjing Autumn 2019.
- 30 Apr 2017First sub-10 3×3: 9.33 at Nanjing Spring 2017.
- 30 Apr 2017Seven personal bests in one day at Nanjing Spring 2017.
- 1 May 2015Eight personal bests in one day at Nanjing Spring 2015.
- 29 Nov 2014First sub-15 3×3: 13.92 at Hangzhou Winter Open 2014.
- 29 Nov 2014Five personal bests in one day at Hangzhou Winter Open 2014.
Competitions
- Nanjing Autumn 2019 · 3 Nov 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Nanjing Spring 2017 · 30 Apr 2017 — 7 personal bests set
- Nanjing Spring 2015 · 1 May 2015 — 8 personal bests set
- Hangzhou Winter Open 2014 · 29 Nov 2014 — 5 personal bests set
- Suzhou Open 2014 · 12 Jul 2014
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.
- Jiayu Wang (王佳宇) — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Shujie Fang (方述杰) — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Jack Pan (潘杰康) — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.90 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.85 away.
Targets move as he improves.