People · China
Wenjie Cao (曹文杰)
2×2 · top 9.9% of 189,179 all-time · competing since April 2018 · 2018CAOW01
Wenjie Cao (曹文杰) has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.59, set at Lanzhou Autumn 2019, puts him in the top 9.9% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,512th in China. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since April 2018, he has put 50 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 28.82 in April 2018 to 13.57, a 53% improvement. Wenjie has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 2.59 | 5.38 | top 9.9% | 1,512 / 15,939 | |
| 3×3 | 13.57 | 17.69 | top 19.5% | 7,715 / 28,499 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.60 | 10.11 | top 41.4% | 4,489 / 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
- 27 Oct 2019First sub-15 3×3: 13.57 at Lanzhou Autumn 2019.
- 27 Oct 2019Four personal bests in one day at Lanzhou Autumn 2019.
- 14 Oct 2018First sub-20 3×3: 19.14 at Lanzhou Autumn 2018.
- 22 Apr 2018First competition: Lanzhou Open 2018. A 28.82 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Lanzhou Autumn 2019 · 27 Oct 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Lanzhou Autumn 2018 · 14 Oct 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Lanzhou Open 2018 · 22 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.
- Xing Zhou (周星) — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Yunhui Shi (石蕴辉) — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Baoquan Zhang (张宝权) — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.59 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 1.57 away.
Targets move as he improves.