People · United States
Kevin Wu
3×3 · top 26.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2005 · 2005WUKE01
Kevin Wu has been competing for 21 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 15.60, set at Caltech Fall competition 2007, puts him in the top 26.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 14,452nd in the United States. Across 10 competitions since October 2005, he has put 93 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 65% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 1:03.07 in October 2005 to 15.60, a 75% improvement. Kevin has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 15.60 | 19.45 | top 26.5% | 14,452 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 45.24 | 54.84 | top 71.8% | 10,344 / 15,683 | |
| 2×2 | 8.72 | 11.49 | top 72.0% | 29,746 / 40,951 |
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
- 5 May 2007First sub-20 3×3: 16.81 at Caltech Discovery Spring competition 2007.
- 15 Apr 2006First sub-60 3×3: 23.74 at Caltech Spring competition 2006.
- 15 Apr 2006First sub-30 3×3: 23.74 at Caltech Spring competition 2006.
- 22 Oct 2005First competition: Caltech Fall competition 2005. A 1:03.07 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- UCSD competition 2008 · 27 Jan 2008 — 1 personal best set
- Caltech Fall competition 2007 · 10 Nov 2007 — 1 personal best set
- Caltech Summer competition 2007 · 25 Aug 2007
- San Diego competition 2007 · 26 May 2007
- Caltech Discovery Spring competition 2007 · 5 May 2007 — 2 personal bests set
- Caltech Fall competition 2006 · 11 Nov 2006 — 1 personal best set
- US Nationals 2006 · 4 Aug 2006 — 2 personal bests set
- San Diego competition 2006 · 27 May 2006 — 1 personal best set
- Caltech Spring competition 2006 · 15 Apr 2006 — 2 personal bests set
- Caltech Fall competition 2005 · 22 Oct 2005
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.
- Chris Dzoan — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead once
- Leyan Lo — met in 21 rounds, never finished ahead
- Adam Zamora — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 0.60 away.
- A sub-40 3×3 one-handed single — 48,086 people have one; it is 5.24 away.
Targets move as he improves.