People · China
Shun Yao (姚舜)
2×2 · top 6.1% of 186,767 all-time · competing since October 2013 · 2013YAOS02
Shun Yao (姚舜) has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.19, set at Xi'an Open 2016, puts him in the top 6.1% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 861st in China. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since October 2013, he has put 220 official solves on the record across 14 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 6.22 in October 2013 to 2.19, a 65% improvement. Shun 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 | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.19 | 3.83 | top 6.1% | 861 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 54.77 | — | top 11.4% | 173 / 1,183 | |
| Square-1 | 13.86 | 17.16 | top 13.8% | 206 / 1,362 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 6 of 6 cubes · 28:31 | — | top 29.6% | 81 / 278 | |
| 4×4 | 55.33 | 59.37 | top 31.1% | 3,149 / 5,926 | |
| 3×3 | 17.15 | 20.18 | top 31.5% | 11,453 / 28,153 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.43 | 27.72 | top 37.9% | 3,540 / 5,922 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.40 | 15.85 | top 56.1% | 5,830 / 10,224 | |
| 7×7 | 5:19.90 | 5:37.96 | early days — 3 solves | 974 / 1,261 | |
| 5×5 blindfolded | 19:20.00 | — | early days — 1 solve | 59 / 95 | |
| Clock | 19.53 | 23.16 | top 63.3% | 1,415 / 1,843 | |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 11:24.00 | — | early days — 2 solves | 107 / 149 | |
| 5×5 | 2:45.51 | — | top 72.9% | 2,601 / 2,816 | |
| Skewb | 15.89 | 19.55 | top 81.0% | 4,124 / 5,004 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 13 Aug 2016Five personal bests in one day at Xi'an Open 2016.
- 2 Jan 2016Four personal bests in one day at Xi'an New Year 2016.
- 17 Jul 2015Four personal bests in one day at Hefei Open 2015.
- 14 Dec 2014Three personal bests in one day at Shenyang Open 2014.
- 16 Nov 2014First sub-20 3×3: 18.81 at BUAA Open 2014.
- 16 Nov 2014Five personal bests in one day at BUAA Open 2014.
Competitions
- Nanjing Spring 2018 · 30 Apr 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Zhenjiang Open 2016 · 20 Nov 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Xi'an Open 2016 · 13 Aug 2016 — 5 personal bests set
- Xi'an New Year 2016 · 2 Jan 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Hefei Open 2015 · 17 Jul 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- Shenyang Open 2014 · 14 Dec 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- BUAA Open 2014 · 16 Nov 2014 — 5 personal bests set
- Nantong Open 2014 · 19 Jul 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Dalian Open 2013 · 27 Oct 2013
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.
- Yongtao Sun (孙永涛) — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
- Xiaobin Rui (芮晓彬) — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Zijia Feng (冯子甲) — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.19 away.
- A sub-50 3×3 blindfolded single — 1,207 people have one; it is 4.77 away.
Targets move as he improves.