People · China
Huan Yao (姚欢)
Pyraminx · top 8.8% of 130,891 all-time · competing since March 2017 · 2017YAOH02
Huan Yao (姚欢) has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.23, set at Nanjing Spring 2017, puts him in the top 8.8% of the 130,891 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,076th in China. Until September 2006, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since March 2017, he has put 277 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 90% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. Huan has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.23 | 6.23 | top 8.8% | 1,076 / 10,269 | |
| 3×3 | 13.52 | 14.88 | top 19.4% | 7,644 / 28,499 | |
| 2×2 | 3.47 | 5.93 | top 19.9% | 3,299 / 15,939 | |
| Skewb | 5.50 | 6.97 | top 22.0% | 1,395 / 5,030 | |
| 4×4 | 52.17 | 57.59 | top 27.5% | 2,918 / 5,999 | |
| Clock | 11.40 | 14.91 | top 32.0% | 784 / 1,887 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 28.46 | 33.98 | top 43.1% | 3,957 / 5,994 | |
| 5×5 | 1:53.05 | — | top 44.8% | 1,981 / 2,857 | |
| 6×6 | 3:21.15 | 3:36.35 | top 51.2% | 979 / 1,363 | |
| Megaminx | 2:09.76 | 2:47.12 | top 51.2% | 1,346 / 1,693 | |
| 7×7 | 5:13.41 | 5:52.09 | top 55.0% | 955 / 1,274 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 50 moves | 54.00 | top 79.3% | 929 / 1,071 |
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, Pyraminx. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 2 May 2021Three personal bests in one day at Kunshan Morning 2021.
- 30 Apr 2018Five personal bests in one day at Nanjing Spring 2018.
- 17 Mar 2018First sub-15 3×3: 14.55 at Hangzhou Spring 2018.
- 5 Aug 2017First sub-20 3×3: 18.66 at Wuxi Open 2017.
- 30 Apr 2017Three personal bests in one day at Nanjing Spring 2017.
- 11 Mar 2017First competition: Anhui University Smart Open 2017.
Competitions
- FMC Nanjing 2026 · 12 Jul 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Kunshan Morning 2021 · 2 May 2021 — 3 personal bests set
- Nanjing Autumn 2018 · 17 Nov 2018
- Nanjing Spring 2018 · 30 Apr 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Hangzhou Spring 2018 · 17 Mar 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Shanghai Winter 2018 · 20 Jan 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Nanjing Autumn 2017 · 4 Nov 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Wuxi Open 2017 · 5 Aug 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Nanjing Spring 2017 · 30 Apr 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Shanghai Spring 2017 · 18 Mar 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Anhui University Smart Open 2017 · 11 Mar 2017 — 1 personal best 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.
- Xinwei Zhou (周欣伟) — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Hang Zhu (朱航) — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Renxin Tang (汤任欣) — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 10,050 people have one; it is 0.23 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 1.52 away.
Targets move as he improves.