People · China
Jiawei Yao (姚嘉玮)
4×4 · top 8.9% of 83,917 all-time · competing since May 2012 · 2012YAOJ01
Jiawei Yao (姚嘉玮) has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the 4×4: a personal-best single of 37.21, set at Chongqing Open 2014, puts him in the top 8.9% of the 83,917 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 931st in China. Until October 2009, no official 4×4 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since May 2012, he has put 173 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 73% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.84 in May 2012 to 11.53, a 17% improvement. Jiawei 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4×4 | 37.21 | 46.87 | top 8.9% | 931 / 5,926 | |
| 2×2 | 2.71 | 6.37 | top 11.0% | 1,691 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 | 11.53 | 13.19 | top 12.3% | 4,840 / 28,153 | |
| 5×5 | 1:19.69 | 1:27.16 | top 18.9% | 903 / 2,816 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.99 | 26.17 | top 34.2% | 3,251 / 5,922 | |
| 6×6 | 2:59.13 | 3:07.58 | top 40.7% | 810 / 1,349 | |
| 7×7 | 4:32.81 | 4:42.52 | top 42.0% | 781 / 1,261 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.46 | 13.84 | top 56.5% | 5,874 / 10,224 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 50 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 916 / 1,058 |
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
- 2 Oct 2015Five personal bests in one day at China Championship 2015.
- 9 Aug 2014Five personal bests in one day at Chongqing Open 2014.
- 29 Jul 2012Four personal bests in one day at Qingdao Open 2012.
- 19 May 2012First competition: Taiyuan Open 2012. A 14.25 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Tokyo Challenge Winter B 2023 · 12 Feb 2023
- China Championship 2015 · 2 Oct 2015 — 5 personal bests set
- Chongqing Open 2014 · 9 Aug 2014 — 5 personal bests set
- Qingdao Open 2012 · 29 Jul 2012 — 4 personal bests set
- Taiyuan Open 2012 · 19 May 2012 — 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.
- Chunyu Zhang (张春雨) — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Bo Wang (王擘) — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Zixi Yan (严子希) — met in 20 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 7.21 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.71 away.
Targets move as he improves.