People · China
Jie Cao (曹杰)
3×3 · top 5.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2013 · 2013CAOJ02
Jie Cao (曹杰) has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.09, set at Yancheng Spring Open 2026, puts him in the top 5.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,939th in China. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 19 competitions since August 2013, he has put 394 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 72% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.08 in August 2013 to 9.09, a 62% improvement. Jie has entered 19 competitions, more competitions than 97% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.09 | 12.03 | top 5.1% | 1,939 / 28,153 | |
| 4×4 | 40.90 | 47.54 | top 13.2% | 1,428 / 5,926 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.77 | 22.95 | top 17.2% | 1,698 / 5,922 | |
| 2×2 | 3.68 | 5.81 | top 22.4% | 3,693 / 15,796 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.75 | 8.75 | top 25.8% | 2,905 / 10,224 | |
| Megaminx | 1:30.46 | 1:40.70 | top 28.5% | 862 / 1,678 | |
| 5×5 | 1:44.00 | 1:47.73 | top 38.3% | 1,731 / 2,816 | |
| Skewb | 8.15 | 12.84 | top 42.4% | 2,500 / 5,004 |
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
- 29 Mar 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.09 at Yancheng Spring Open 2026.
- 2 Apr 2016Three personal bests in one day at Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2016.
- 24 Oct 2015First sub-15 3×3: 14.53 at Nanjing Autumn 2015.
- 24 Oct 2015Three personal bests in one day at Nanjing Autumn 2015.
- 8 Aug 2015First sub-20 3×3: 16.34 at Wuxi Open 2015.
- 8 Aug 2015Three personal bests in one day at Wuxi Open 2015.
Competitions
- Yancheng Spring Open 2026 · 29 Mar 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Wuxi Autumn 2018 · 20 Oct 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Suzhou Open 2018 · 5 Aug 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Zhenjiang Open 2017 · 10 Dec 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Nanjing Autumn 2017 · 4 Nov 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Hefei Open 2017 · 5 Oct 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Yangzhou Open 2017 · 20 Aug 2017
- Ningxia Open 2017 · 13 Aug 2017
- Wuxi Open 2017 · 5 Aug 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- China Championship 2017 · 28 Jul 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Nanjing Spring 2017 · 30 Apr 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Zhenjiang Open 2016 · 20 Nov 2016
- Suzhou Open 2016 · 2 Jul 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2016 · 2 Apr 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Zhenjiang Open 2015 · 7 Nov 2015
- Nanjing Autumn 2015 · 24 Oct 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Wuxi Open 2015 · 8 Aug 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Nantong Open 2014 · 19 Jul 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Shanghai Summer 2013 · 3 Aug 2013
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 48 rounds, never finished ahead
- Yinghao Wang (王鹰豪) — met in 38 rounds, never finished ahead
- Yujiang Wang (王玉江) — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead 23 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.09 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,180 people have one; it is 0.90 away.
Targets move as he improves.