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Richard Cao

3×3 · top 73.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2008 · 2008CAOR01

Richard Cao has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 36.96, set at San Francisco Open 2009, puts him in the top 73.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 44,484th in the United States. Across 2 competitions since November 2008, he has put 10 official solves on the record across one event. His 3×3 best has come down from 56.40 in November 2008 to 36.96, a 34% improvement. Richard has entered two competitions.

3×3
best event — top 73.2% of 284,439 all-time
36.96
signature single · San Francisco Open 2009
10
official solves on the record

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingUnited States
3×336.9650.17
top 73.2%44,484 / 59,724

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

Berkeley Fall 2008: 56.40San Francisco Open 2009: 36.9636.9656.4015 Nov 200818 Jan 2009

Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

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.

Next targets

  • A sub-30 3×3 single — 177,856 people have one; it is 6.96 away.

Targets move as he improves.