People · United States
Simon Cao
3×3 · top 31.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2010 · 2010CAOS01
Simon Cao has been competing for 16 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 17.00, set at Caltech Spring 2011, puts him in the top 31.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 17,076th in the United States. Across 7 competitions since May 2010, he has put 61 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 30.22 in May 2010 to 17.00, a 44% improvement. Simon has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 17.00 | 18.84 | top 31.0% | 17,076 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 39.39 | 48.01 | top 64.5% | 9,141 / 15,683 | |
| 2×2 | 9.44 | 10.26 | top 75.6% | 31,302 / 40,951 |
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
- 16 Apr 2011First sub-20 3×3: 18.68 at Caltech Prefrosh 2011.
- 13 Nov 2010First sub-30 3×3: 24.02 at Caltech Fall 2010.
- 22 May 2010First competition: Discovery Science Center competition 2010. A 30.22 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Caltech Spring 2012 · 26 May 2012
- Caltech Fall 2011 · 19 Nov 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Caltech Spring 2011 · 14 May 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Caltech Prefrosh 2011 · 16 Apr 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- Caltech Winter 2011 · 12 Feb 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Caltech Fall 2010 · 13 Nov 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Discovery Science Center competition 2010 · 22 May 2010
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.
- Steven Turner — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Deven Nadudvari — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead once
- Calvin Le — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 2.00 away.
- A sub-30 3×3 one-handed single — 34,382 people have one; it is 9.39 away.
Targets move as he improves.