People · China
Huangbolin Hou (侯黄博林)
2×2 · top 4.4% of 186,767 all-time · competing since November 2015 · 2015HOUH02
Huangbolin Hou (侯黄博林) has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.95, set at Xi'an Open 2016, puts him in the top 4.4% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 597th in China. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since November 2015, he has put 110 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 79% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.91 in November 2015 to 12.33, a 17% improvement. Huangbolin has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 1.95 | 4.32 | top 4.4% | 597 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 | 12.33 | 13.64 | top 15.0% | 5,904 / 28,153 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.46 | 24.94 | top 21.7% | 2,161 / 5,922 | |
| Skewb | 11.55 | 16.60 | top 63.8% | 3,444 / 5,004 | |
| Square-1 | 40.34 | 48.83 | top 65.8% | 1,093 / 1,362 |
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
- 13 Aug 2016Four personal bests in one day at Xi'an Open 2016.
- 2 Apr 2016Three personal bests in one day at Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2016.
- 29 Nov 2015First competition: Xi'an Open 2015. A 14.91 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Beijing Spring PM 2021 · 4 Apr 2021
- Xi'an Open 2016 · 13 Aug 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Xi'an Summer 2016 · 8 May 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2016 · 2 Apr 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Xi'an New Year 2016 · 2 Jan 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Xi'an Open 2015 · 29 Nov 2015
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.
- Zijia Feng (冯子甲) — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead once
- Kaiyang Gao (高凯阳) — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Lei Wang (王磊) — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.95 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.33 away.
Targets move as he improves.