People · Canada
Ryan Kao
3×3 · top 5.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since March 2014 · 2014KAOR01
Ryan Kao has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.37, set at Vancouver Open Summer 2017, puts him in the top 5.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 551st in Canada. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since March 2014, he has put 284 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 77% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 39.77 in March 2014 to 9.37, a 76% improvement. Ryan has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.37 | 10.85 | top 5.8% | 551 / 10,392 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.66 | 22.14 | top 16.9% | 355 / 2,620 | |
| Skewb | 4.88 | 6.67 | top 17.2% | 389 / 2,907 | |
| 4×4 | 46.91 | 49.44 | top 20.7% | 522 / 3,118 | |
| 2×2 | 3.72 | 4.02 | top 23.0% | 1,536 / 7,173 | |
| Megaminx | 1:30.68 | 1:44.64 | top 28.7% | 275 / 1,375 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.38 | 9.58 | top 31.0% | 1,374 / 4,858 | |
| 5×5 | 2:00.81 | 2:12.41 | top 49.7% | 651 / 1,499 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:52.00 | — | early days — 1 solve | 278 / 351 |
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
- 10 Jun 2017Three personal bests in one day at Vancouver Open Summer 2017.
- 7 Jan 2017First sub-10 3×3: 9.47 at Vancouver Open Winter 2017.
- 15 Oct 2016Three personal bests in one day at Vancouver Fall 2016.
- 6 Feb 2016Three personal bests in one day at Vancouver Open Winter 2016.
- 2 May 2015Four personal bests in one day at Vancouver Open Spring 2015.
- 13 Dec 2014First sub-15 3×3: 11.33 at VanCubing Winter 2014.
Competitions
- Vancouver Open Summer 2017 · 10 Jun 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Vancouver Open Winter 2017 · 7 Jan 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Vancouver Fall 2016 · 15 Oct 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- US Nationals 2016 · 29 Jul 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Vancouver Open Winter 2016 · 6 Feb 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Vancouver Open Spring 2015 · 2 May 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- VanCubing Winter 2014 · 13 Dec 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- Vancouver Open Summer 2014 · 23 Aug 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Vancouver Open Winter 2014 · 1 Mar 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.
- Jack Manuel — met in 44 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Ethan Rusnak — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Kristopher De Asis — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.37 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 5,987 people have one; it is 3.66 away.
Targets move as he improves.