People · Hong Kong, China
Pascal So (蘇柏熙)
3×3 · top 6.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2008 · 2008SOPA01
Pascal So (蘇柏熙) has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.75, set at Guangdong Open 2009, puts him in the top 6.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 173rd in Hong Kong, China. Until November 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since May 2008, he has put 505 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 62% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.03 in May 2008 to 9.75, a 39% improvement. Pascal 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 | Hong Kong, China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.75 | 11.80 | top 6.8% | 173 / 1,347 | |
| 2×2 | 2.75 | 3.80 | top 11.5% | 140 / 855 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.77 | 20.85 | top 14.5% | 86 / 361 | |
| Megaminx | 1:15.80 | 1:23.21 | top 19.1% | 48 / 154 | |
| 4×4 | 46.47 | 52.32 | top 20.1% | 144 / 423 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.02 | 8.18 | top 20.2% | 127 / 431 | |
| Square-1 | 19.75 | 23.49 | top 27.4% | 59 / 126 | |
| 5×5 | 1:34.03 | 1:46.06 | top 30.7% | 105 / 192 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 39 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 48 / 76 | |
| Clock | 16.36 | 20.15 | top 53.2% | 108 / 156 | |
| 6×6 | 3:40.47 | 3:58.53 | top 58.8% | 73 / 87 | |
| 7×7 | 7:00.77 | 7:19.77 | early days — 3 solves | 71 / 74 |
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
- 1 Oct 2009First sub-10 3×3: 9.75 at Guangdong Open 2009.
- 1 Oct 2009Six personal bests in one day at Guangdong Open 2009.
- 22 Aug 2009Seven personal bests in one day at Shenzhen Summer Open 2009.
- 18 Jul 2009Five personal bests in one day at Hong Kong Open 2009.
- 1 Oct 2008First sub-15 3×3: 12.50 at Guangdong Open 2008.
- 1 Oct 2008Six personal bests in one day at Guangdong Open 2008.
Competitions
- Asian Championship 2012 · 5 Oct 2012
- Hong Kong Open 2010 · 7 Aug 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- Hong Kong Cube Day 2010 · 5 Jun 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Beijing Winter 2009 · 20 Dec 2009 — 2 personal bests set
- Guangdong Open 2009 · 1 Oct 2009 — 6 personal bests set
- Shenzhen Summer Open 2009 · 22 Aug 2009 — 7 personal bests set
- Macau Rubik's Open 2009 · 15 Aug 2009 — 2 personal bests set
- Hong Kong Open 2009 · 18 Jul 2009 — 5 personal bests set
- Guangdong Open 2008 · 1 Oct 2008 — 6 personal bests set
- Beijing Spring Open 2008 · 2 May 2008
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.
- Hui Hing Ho (許鑫豪) — met in 74 rounds, finished ahead 48 times
- Chan Chun Hang (陳浚鏗) — met in 74 rounds, finished ahead 48 times
- Kevin Chau Ka Wai (周嘉偉) — met in 60 rounds, finished ahead 49 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.75 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.75 away.
Targets move as he improves.