People · China
Mingran Cao (曹茗然)
3×3 · top 14.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2023 · 2023CAOM02
Mingran Cao (曹茗然) has been competing for 3 years. Her best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 12.10, set at Rubik's German Nationals 2026, puts her in the top 14.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 5,614th in China. Across 4 competitions since December 2023, she has put 24 official solves on the record across one event. Solve to solve, her 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. Her 3×3 best has come down from 15.70 in December 2023 to 12.10, a 23% improvement. Mingran has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 12.10 | 14.73 | top 14.2% | 5,614 / 28,153 |
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 Jun 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.20 at Dandong Yalu River Open 2024.
- 17 Dec 2023First competition: Shenyang Open 2023. A 15.70 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Rubik's German Nationals 2026 · 28 Aug 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Dandong Yalu River Open 2024 · 29 Jun 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Fushun Open 2024 · 28 Jan 2024
- Shenyang Open 2023 · 17 Dec 2023
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.
- Muxi Jiang (姜沐曦) — met in 3 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Mathieu Vanhaver — met in 3 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Zhaoming Guo (郭肇铭) — met in 3 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.10 away.
Targets move as she improves.