People · China
Jinmian Yu (余锦棉)
3×3 · top 9.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2018 · 2018YUJI04
Jinmian Yu (余锦棉) has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.68, set at Guangzhou Panyu Afternoon 2021, puts him in the top 9.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,715th in China. Until August 2006, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since April 2018, he has put 42 official solves on the record across two events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.33 in April 2018 to 10.68, a 47% improvement. Jinmian 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.68 | 13.02 | top 9.5% | 3,715 / 28,153 | |
| 4×4 | 42.79 | 48.48 | top 15.5% | 1,678 / 5,926 |
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
- 28 Feb 2021First sub-15 3×3: 10.68 at Guangzhou Panyu Afternoon 2021.
- 23 Mar 2019First sub-20 3×3: 16.45 at GDSY Open 2019.
- 30 Apr 2018First competition: Guangdong Open 2018. A 20.33 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Guangdong Open - Revival & Rival 2026 · 6 Feb 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Guangdong Open 2021 · 1 May 2021 — 1 personal best set
- Guangzhou Panyu Afternoon 2021 · 28 Feb 2021 — 1 personal best set
- GDSY Open 2019 · 23 Mar 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Guangdong Open 2018 · 30 Apr 2018
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.
- Shijie Peng (彭世杰) — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Shihao Ou (欧世浩) — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Xusheng Hong (洪旭升) — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.68 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,180 people have one; it is 2.79 away.
Targets move as he improves.