People · Chinese Taipei
Kuan-Yu Chou (周冠宇)
3×3 · top 3.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since September 2016 · 2016CHOU06
Kuan-Yu Chou (周冠宇) has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.37, set at Chiayi Open 2022, puts him in the top 3.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 201st in Chinese Taipei. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since September 2016, he has put 77 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.59 in September 2016 to 8.37, a 34% improvement. He 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 | Chinese Taipei | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.37 | 10.47 | top 3.5% | 201 / 4,213 | |
| 2×2 | 3.37 | 4.58 | top 18.6% | 478 / 1,669 | |
| 4×4 | 45.59 | 52.56 | top 19.1% | 402 / 1,078 | |
| 5×5 | 1:21.05 | 1:27.64 | top 20.0% | 248 / 639 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.85 | 28.81 | top 31.1% | 396 / 802 | |
| 6×6 | 2:57.05 | 3:03.71 | early days — 3 solves | 179 / 292 |
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
- 23 Jul 2022First sub-10 3×3: 9.66 at Chiayi Open 2022.
- 23 Jul 2022Three personal bests in one day at Chiayi Open 2022.
- 16 Mar 2019Four personal bests in one day at Zhuyuangang Open 2019.
- 25 Sep 2016First competition: Kaohsiung Open 2016. A 13.20 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Chiayi Open 2022 · 23 Jul 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Zhuyuangang Open 2019 · 16 Mar 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Kaohsiung Open 2016 · 25 Sep 2016 — 1 personal best 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.
- Chao-Che Chung (鍾肇哲) — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
- He-Ping Zheng (鄭和平) — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jr-Wei Jang (張智瑋) — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.37 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.37 away.
Targets move as he improves.