People · China
Mingran Cao (曹茗然)
3×3 · top 13.4% of 288,433 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 11.84, set at WetterWürfeln Wölfersheim 2026, puts her in the top 13.4% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 5,379th in China. Across 5 competitions since December 2023, she has put 39 official solves on the record across one event. Solve to solve, her 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. Her 3×3 best has come down from 15.70 in December 2023 to 11.84, a 25% improvement. Mingran 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 | 11.84 | 14.14 | top 13.4% | 5,379 / 28,499 |
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
- WetterWürfeln Wölfersheim 2026 · 3 Oct 2026 — 1 personal best set
- 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.
- Felix Wagner — met in 5 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Richard Sebastian Witz — met in 5 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Jonas Veyhl — met in 5 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 1.84 away.
Targets move as she improves.