People · China
Wenbo Yu (郁文博)
3×3 · top 3.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2018 · 2018YUWE01
Wenbo Yu (郁文博) has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.14, set at Kunshan Morning 2021, puts him in the top 3.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,111th in China. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since April 2018, he has put 48 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 36.95 in April 2018 to 8.14, a 78% improvement. Wenbo 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 | 8.14 | 10.71 | top 3.0% | 1,111 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 5.28 | 6.95 | top 42.8% | 7,378 / 15,796 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.82 | 14.24 | top 66.1% | 6,677 / 10,224 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 53.22 | — | early days — 1 solve | 5,658 / 5,922 |
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
- 2 May 2021First sub-10 3×3: 9.40 at Kunshan Morning 2021.
- 19 Oct 2019First sub-30 3×3: 14.87 at Shanghai Open 2019.
- 19 Oct 2019First sub-20 3×3: 14.87 at Shanghai Open 2019.
- 19 Oct 2019First sub-15 3×3: 14.87 at Shanghai Open 2019.
- 21 Apr 2018First competition: Kunshan Open 2018. A 36.95 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Kunshan Morning 2021 · 2 May 2021 — 2 personal bests set
- Shaoxing Afternoon 2021 · 27 Mar 2021 — 1 personal best set
- Hangzhou Autumn 2019 · 9 Nov 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Shanghai Open 2019 · 19 Oct 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Kunshan Open 2018 · 21 Apr 2018
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.
- Tiancai Zhu (朱田才) — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Zhiyuan Ma (马之元) — met in 9 rounds, never finished ahead
- Xunlei Jing (荆迅雷) — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.14 away.
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 73,413 people have one; it is 0.28 away.
Targets move as he improves.