People · China
Tao Yu (余涛)
3×3 · top 20.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2010 · 2010YUTA01
Tao Yu (余涛) has been competing for 16 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 13.81, set at Zhengzhou Open 2011, puts him in the top 20.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 7,862nd in China. Across 5 competitions since May 2010, he has put 112 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 28.25 in May 2010 to 13.81, a 51% improvement. Tao has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 13.81 | 17.23 | top 20.3% | 7,862 / 28,153 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.47 | 21.56 | top 21.7% | 2,164 / 5,922 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 34 moves | 43.00 | top 26.7% | 289 / 1,058 | |
| 2×2 | 4.38 | 5.61 | top 31.4% | 5,376 / 15,796 | |
| 4×4 | 1:15.25 | 1:17.39 | top 51.8% | 4,618 / 5,926 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:26.52 | — | early days — 1 solve | 831 / 1,183 | |
| 5×5 | 3:07.52 | 3:28.79 | top 80.4% | 2,684 / 2,816 | |
| 6×6 | 5:53.64 | 7:03.77 | early days — 3 solves | 1,323 / 1,349 |
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
- 19 Jun 2011First sub-20 3×3: 14.38 at Henan University of Science & Technology Open 2011.
- 19 Jun 2011First sub-15 3×3: 14.38 at Henan University of Science & Technology Open 2011.
- 19 Jun 2011Five personal bests in one day at Henan University of Science & Technology Open 2011.
- 13 Feb 2011Six personal bests in one day at XinXiang Spring Festival Open 2011.
- 2 May 2010First competition: Henan Open 2010. A 28.25 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cross-strait FMC 2016 · 9 Apr 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Zhengzhou Open 2011 · 26 Jun 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- Henan University of Science & Technology Open 2011 · 19 Jun 2011 — 5 personal bests set
- XinXiang Spring Festival Open 2011 · 13 Feb 2011 — 6 personal bests set
- Henan Open 2010 · 2 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.
- Guanda Fu (符冠达) — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Yiliang Lu (路义亮) — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Xiaotao Wang (王晓涛) — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.81 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 one-handed single — 15,081 people have one; it is 0.47 away.
Targets move as he improves.