People · New Zealand
Samuel Yao
3×3 Fewest Moves · top 26.7% of 12,294 all-time · competing since June 2026 · 2026YAOS01
Samuel Yao has been competing for 3 months. His best event is the 3×3 Fewest Moves: a personal-best single of 34 moves, set at More Than One Cube Shanghai 2026, puts him in the top 26.7% of the 12,294 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 43rd in New Zealand. Across 1 competition since June 2026, he has put 5 official solves on the record across one event.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 34 moves | 35.67 | top 26.7% | 43 / 111 |
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 story so far
- 6 Jun 2026First competition: More Than One Cube Shanghai 2026.
Competitions
- More Than One Cube Shanghai 2026 · 6 Jun 2026
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.
- Ruicheng Tao (陶睿成) — met in 3 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Weijie Jian (简维杰) — met in 3 rounds, finished ahead once
- Maosheng Chen (陈茂盛) — met in 3 rounds, finished ahead once