People · China
Mingyue Gao (高明月)
3×3 · top 3.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since June 2013 · 2013GAOM01
Mingyue Gao (高明月) has been competing for 13 years. Her best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.19, set at Nanchang Spring 2017, puts her in the top 3.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,153rd in China. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since June 2013, she has put 239 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, her 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 59% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. Her 3×3 best has come down from 14.34 in June 2013 to 8.19, a 43% improvement. Mingyue 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 | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.19 | 11.50 | top 3.1% | 1,153 / 28,153 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 14.84 | 19.50 | top 7.8% | 754 / 5,922 | |
| 4×4 | 47.49 | 59.66 | top 21.5% | 2,313 / 5,926 | |
| Megaminx | 1:24.21 | 1:33.13 | top 24.4% | 746 / 1,678 | |
| 2×2 | 3.87 | 5.23 | top 24.8% | 4,171 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 49 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 892 / 1,058 |
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 Nov 2016First sub-10 3×3: 9.77 at Wuhan Open 2016.
- 6 Nov 2016Four personal bests in one day at Wuhan Open 2016.
- 1 Oct 2016Three personal bests in one day at Asian Championship 2016.
- 4 Apr 2015Three personal bests in one day at Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2015.
- 16 Jun 2013First competition: Luoyang Open 2013. A 14.34 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Xuchang Open 2017 · 24 Sep 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Nanchang Spring 2017 · 15 Apr 2017 — 1 personal best set
- ZUA Open 2017 · 25 Mar 2017
- Wuhan Open 2016 · 6 Nov 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Asian Championship 2016 · 1 Oct 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- China Championship 2015 · 2 Oct 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Zhengzhou Open 2015 · 31 May 2015
- Chengdu Open 2015 · 2 May 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2015 · 4 Apr 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Luoyang Open 2013 · 16 Jun 2013
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.
- Bo Wang (王擘) — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead once
- Baiqiang Dong (董百强) — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead 19 times
- Ming Zheng (郑鸣) — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.19 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 one-handed single — 2,187 people have one; it is 2.84 away.
Targets move as she improves.