People · United States
Lily Dao
2×2 · top 6.4% of 186,767 all-time · competing since October 2016 · 2016DAOL01
Lily Dao has been competing for 10 years. Her best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.22, set at CubingUSA Southern Championship 2019, puts her in the top 6.4% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,535th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since October 2016, she has put 367 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, her 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 66% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. Her 3×3 best has come down from 23.80 in October 2016 to 11.38, a 52% improvement. Lily 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.22 | 4.12 | top 6.4% | 2,535 / 40,951 | |
| Skewb | 3.38 | 4.77 | top 7.0% | 1,090 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 | 11.38 | 13.78 | top 11.7% | 6,304 / 59,724 | |
| Square-1 | 13.81 | 19.10 | top 13.7% | 939 / 6,743 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.50 | 8.76 | top 23.8% | 6,478 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 50.58 | 58.43 | top 25.4% | 3,907 / 19,072 | |
| Megaminx | 1:28.32 | 1:36.79 | top 27.1% | 1,873 / 7,841 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.67 | 27.68 | top 27.8% | 3,590 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 1:45.41 | 1:51.91 | top 39.5% | 3,177 / 9,401 |
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
- 22 Jun 2019Three personal bests in one day at North Dallas 2019.
- 1 Jun 2019Five personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Southern Championship 2019.
- 26 Dec 2018Three personal bests in one day at Dallas Winter 2018.
- 11 Aug 2018Three personal bests in one day at DFW Cubing Fiesta August 2018.
- 9 Jun 2018Ten personal bests in one day at Dallas Fort Worth 2018.
- 18 Nov 2017Three personal bests in one day at Parity for Charity 2017.
Competitions
- North Dallas 2019 · 22 Jun 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Southern Championship 2019 · 1 Jun 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Dallas Winter 2018 · 26 Dec 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- DFW Cubing Fiesta August 2018 · 11 Aug 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Dallas Fort Worth 2018 · 9 Jun 2018 — 10 personal bests set
- Spring Forward 2018 · 3 Mar 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Parity for Charity 2017 · 18 Nov 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Southern Championships 2017 · 15 Jul 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- Dallas Winter Variation 2017 · 18 Feb 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Dallas Fall 2016 · 22 Oct 2016
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 her.
- Jason Lee — met in 79 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Pranav Veera — met in 60 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Mahith Bandi — met in 59 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.22 away.
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.38 away.
Targets move as she improves.