People · China
Mingtao Wu (吴铭涛)
2×2 · top 0.83% of 189,179 all-time · competing since January 2014 · 2014WUMI01
Mingtao Wu (吴铭涛) has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.12, set at Zhongshan Open 2017, puts him in the top 0.83% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 89th in China. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 16 competitions since January 2014, he has put 258 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 97% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.04 in January 2014 to 11.29, a 41% improvement. Mingtao has entered 16 competitions, more competitions than 96% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.12 | 4.73 | top 0.83% | 89 / 15,939 | |
| 3×3 | 11.29 | 12.77 | top 11.5% | 4,588 / 28,499 | |
| 4×4 | 44.31 | 52.71 | top 17.5% | 1,918 / 5,999 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.38 | 23.79 | top 24.3% | 2,444 / 5,994 | |
| Megaminx | 1:41.95 | 1:43.81 | top 35.9% | 1,073 / 1,693 | |
| 5×5 | 1:42.01 | 1:52.87 | top 36.9% | 1,699 / 2,857 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 37 moves | 44.33 | top 37.3% | 415 / 1,071 | |
| Clock | 14.47 | 18.42 | top 45.7% | 1,105 / 1,887 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.41 | 11.35 | top 48.3% | 5,142 / 10,269 | |
| 7×7 | 4:54.73 | 5:08.10 | early days — 3 solves | 884 / 1,274 | |
| 6×6 | 3:26.49 | 3:46.79 | top 53.5% | 1,004 / 1,363 | |
| Skewb | 11.93 | 17.13 | top 65.7% | 3,545 / 5,030 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:23.61 | — | early days — 1 solve | 997 / 1,184 |
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
- 4 Nov 2017Four personal bests in one day at Zhongshan Open 2017.
- 2 Oct 2015First sub-15 3×3: 13.65 at China Championship 2015.
- 2 Oct 2015Three personal bests in one day at China Championship 2015.
- 1 Oct 2014Three personal bests in one day at Guangdong Open 2014.
- 12 Jan 2014First competition: Guangzhou Small Cubes 2014. A 19.04 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Special Puzzles in Guangzhou 2019 · 16 Jun 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Guangdong Open 2018 · 30 Apr 2018 — 1 personal best set
- FMC Asia 2017 · 9 Dec 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Zhongshan Open 2017 · 4 Nov 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- China's 10th Anniversary Championship 2017 · 1 Oct 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Guangzhou SCUT 2017 · 22 Apr 2017 — 1 personal best set
- GDSY Open 2017 · 26 Mar 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Big 'n Blind 2016 · 11 Dec 2016 — 1 personal best set
- FMC Asia 2016 · 10 Dec 2016
- Guangzhou Rubik's Cube Days 2016 · 5 Mar 2016
- Parity Open 2015 · 29 Nov 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- China Championship 2015 · 2 Oct 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Guangzhou New Year's Cube Day 2015 · 1 Jan 2015
- Guangdong Open 2014 · 1 Oct 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- Guangzhou Cube Splashing Day 2014 · 20 Apr 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Guangzhou Small Cubes 2014 · 12 Jan 2014
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.
- Mo Ji (季默) — met in 57 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Xusheng Hong (洪旭升) — met in 45 rounds, finished ahead 23 times
- Mok Man Kit (莫文傑) — met in 45 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.12 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 1.29 away.
Targets move as he improves.