People · China
Tao Tao (陶涛)
3×3 · top 38.4% of 288,433 all-time · competing since April 2024 · 2024TAOT01
Tao Tao (陶涛) has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 19.42, set at Guangzhou Grand Open 2026, puts him in the top 38.4% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 13,585th in China. Across 7 competitions since April 2024, he has put 39 official solves on the record across two events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 28.80 in April 2024 to 19.42, a 33% improvement. Tao 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 | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 19.42 | 26.09 | top 38.4% | 13,585 / 28,499 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.47 | 10.33 | top 40.3% | 4,386 / 10,269 |
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
- 5 Oct 2026First sub-20 3×3: 19.42 at Guangzhou Grand Open 2026.
- 5 Apr 2024First competition: Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2024. A 28.80 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Guangzhou Grand Open 2026 · 5 Oct 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Jiajiang Open 2026 · 25 Jul 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Chengdu Embracing Summer 2026 · 5 May 2026
- Shenyang Autumn 2025 · 21 Sep 2025
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2025 · 4 Apr 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Chengdu Summer 2024 · 20 Jul 2024
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2024 · 5 Apr 2024
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.
- Chen Kang (亢晨) — met in 7 rounds, never finished ahead
- Shuda Huang (黄黍达) — met in 7 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jiazhou Li (李佳洲) — met in 6 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 70,740 people have one; it is 4.42 away.
- A sub-8 Pyraminx single — 47,369 people have one; it is 0.47 away.
Targets move as he improves.