People · China
Kai Huang (黄凯)
3×3 · top 5.9% of 288,433 all-time · competing since May 2017 · 2017HUAN28
Kai Huang (黄凯) has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.42, set at Guilin Open 2017, puts him in the top 5.9% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,323rd in China. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since May 2017, he has put 73 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 25% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.48 in May 2017 to 9.42, a 35% improvement. Kai has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 9.42 | 12.31 | top 5.9% | 2,323 / 28,499 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 14.36 | 19.36 | top 6.9% | 679 / 5,994 | |
| 4×4 | 39.37 | 47.90 | top 11.4% | 1,242 / 5,999 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.21 | 11.65 | top 29.6% | 3,303 / 10,269 | |
| 2×2 | 4.79 | 6.19 | top 36.7% | 6,396 / 15,939 |
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 Oct 2017First sub-10 3×3: 9.42 at Guilin Open 2017.
- 29 Oct 2017Four personal bests in one day at Guilin Open 2017.
- 14 May 2017First competition: Nanning Open 2017. A 14.48 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Nanning Open 2018 · 28 Jul 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Guilin Open 2017 · 29 Oct 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Nanning Open 2017 · 14 May 2017
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.
- Kai Su (苏锴) — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ming Zheng (郑鸣) — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Yonggang Li (黎永钢) — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.42 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 one-handed single — 2,239 people have one; it is 2.36 away.
Targets move as he improves.