People · China
Peng Cao (曹鹏)
3×3 · top 25.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2008 · 2008CAOP01
Peng Cao (曹鹏) has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 15.27, set at Nanjing Winter Open 2010, puts him in the top 25.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 9,524th in China. Across 21 competitions since December 2008, he has put 304 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 51% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 46.06 in December 2008 to 15.27, a 67% improvement. Peng has entered 21 competitions, more competitions than 97% 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 | 15.27 | 18.04 | top 25.3% | 9,524 / 28,153 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:53.93 | 2:28.85 | top 31.3% | 435 / 1,183 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 28.40 | 33.74 | top 42.9% | 3,885 / 5,922 | |
| 2×2 | 5.33 | 7.14 | top 43.4% | 7,470 / 15,796 | |
| Square-1 | 35.30 | 53.56 | top 59.0% | 1,003 / 1,362 | |
| 4×4 | 1:29.71 | 1:41.01 | top 63.4% | 5,182 / 5,926 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 48 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 864 / 1,058 | |
| Pyraminx | 14.51 | 25.58 | top 80.0% | 7,914 / 10,224 | |
| 5×5 | 4:16.56 | — | early days — 2 solves | 2,783 / 2,816 |
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
- 5 Dec 2010Three personal bests in one day at Nanjing Winter Open 2010.
- 14 Aug 2010Six personal bests in one day at Shanghai Open 2010.
- 9 May 2010Four personal bests in one day at Alpha Cube BUAA Open 2010.
- 31 Jan 2010First sub-20 3×3: 18.88 at Hangzhou Open 2010.
- 31 Jan 2010Four personal bests in one day at Hangzhou Open 2010.
- 6 Apr 2009First sub-30 3×3: 22.05 at Qingming Festival Open 2009.
Competitions
- Berlin Winter Cubing 2019 · 19 Jan 2019
- Madrid Open 2018 · 21 Apr 2018
- World Rubik's Cube Championship 2017 · 13 Jul 2017
- Kjeller Open 2016 · 22 Oct 2016
- German Nationals 2015 · 5 Sep 2015
- Suzhou Open 2014 · 12 Jul 2014
- Nanjing Normal University 2013 · 6 Apr 2013
- Nanjing Autumn 2012 · 27 Oct 2012 — 1 personal best set
- Nanjing Autumn 2011 · 30 Oct 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Hefei After Term Open 2011 · 16 Jul 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Changzhou Spring Festival Open 2011 · 23 Jan 2011
- Nanjing Winter Open 2010 · 5 Dec 2010 — 3 personal bests set
- Shanghai Open 2010 · 14 Aug 2010 — 6 personal bests set
- Alpha Cube BUAA Open 2010 · 9 May 2010 — 4 personal bests set
- Nanjing Spring Open 2010 · 25 Apr 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- Hangzhou Open 2010 · 31 Jan 2010 — 4 personal bests set
- Nanjing Open 2009 · 6 Dec 2009 — 1 personal best set
- Shanghai Weisuo Open 2009 · 9 Aug 2009 — 1 personal best set
- Beijing Metropolis Open 2009 · 2 May 2009 — 2 personal bests set
- Qingming Festival Open 2009 · 6 Apr 2009 — 1 personal best set
- Nanjing Open 2008 · 14 Dec 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.
- Yi Yang (杨奕) — met in 45 rounds, finished ahead 22 times · head to head
- Jiajun Li (李嘉俊) — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Congbiao Jiang (蒋丛骉) — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 0.27 away.
- A sub-1:30 3×3 blindfolded single — 2,810 people have one; it is 23.93 away.
Targets move as he improves.