People · China
Min Cao (曹敏)
3×3 · top 6.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2018 · 2018CAOM02
Min Cao (曹敏) has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.73, set at Qinhuangdao Open 2019, puts him in the top 6.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,617th in China. Until November 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since December 2018, he has put 137 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.24 in December 2018 to 9.73, a 13% improvement. Min 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 | 9.73 | 12.25 | top 6.7% | 2,617 / 28,153 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.48 | 20.85 | top 11.3% | 1,107 / 5,922 | |
| Skewb | 4.40 | 6.79 | top 13.7% | 832 / 5,004 | |
| 2×2 | 3.02 | 5.21 | top 14.5% | 2,269 / 15,796 | |
| Square-1 | 14.88 | 20.48 | top 16.2% | 249 / 1,362 | |
| 4×4 | 44.56 | 51.15 | top 17.7% | 1,922 / 5,926 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.08 | 8.12 | top 20.6% | 2,348 / 10,224 | |
| Megaminx | 1:29.92 | 1:37.10 | top 28.1% | 853 / 1,678 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 36 moves | 39.67 | early days — 3 solves | 369 / 1,058 | |
| 5×5 | 1:40.25 | 1:45.99 | top 35.6% | 1,603 / 2,816 |
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
- 6 Apr 2019First sub-10 3×3: 9.73 at Qinhuangdao Open 2019.
- 6 Apr 2019Three personal bests in one day at Qinhuangdao Open 2019.
- 1 Dec 2018First competition: Zibo Open 2018. A 11.24 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Shandong Open 2019 · 4 Oct 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Heze Open 2019 · 21 Jul 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Qinhuangdao Open 2019 · 6 Apr 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Qingdao Spring 2019 · 31 Mar 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Zibo Open 2018 · 1 Dec 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.
- Kaimu Chen (陈楷沐) — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Chenghao Guo (国成浩) — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Zaiyuan Chu (初载源) — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.73 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 5,987 people have one; it is 1.48 away.
Targets move as he improves.