People · China
Xinyao Gao (高歆尧)
Pyraminx · top 5.9% of 129,321 all-time · competing since October 2015 · 2015GAOX02
Xinyao Gao (高歆尧) has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.61, set at Zibo Open 2018, puts him in the top 5.9% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 702nd in China. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 18 competitions since October 2015, he has put 354 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 80% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 25.36 in October 2015 to 11.59, a 54% improvement. Xinyao has entered 18 competitions, more competitions than 96% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.61 | 5.43 | top 5.9% | 702 / 10,224 | |
| 3×3 | 11.59 | 13.84 | top 12.5% | 4,932 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 3.01 | 4.68 | top 14.3% | 2,245 / 15,796 | |
| Skewb | 21.65 | — | early days — 2 solves | 4,518 / 5,004 |
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
- 28 Jul 2017First sub-15 3×3: 14.33 at China Championship 2017.
- 15 May 2016First sub-20 3×3: 19.56 at Weihai Open 2016.
- 15 May 2016Three personal bests in one day at Weihai Open 2016.
- 20 Mar 2016Three personal bests in one day at Qingdao Open 2016.
- 24 Oct 2015First competition: Beijing Open 2015. A 25.36 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- China Championship 2019 · 26 Jul 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Zibo Open 2018 · 1 Dec 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Xuzhou Winter 2018 · 24 Nov 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Weihai Open 2018 · 12 May 2018
- Qingdao Open 2018 · 25 Mar 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Zibo Open 2017 · 23 Dec 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Jiaozuo Open 2017 · 25 Nov 2017
- China Championship 2017 · 28 Jul 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Weihai Open 2017 · 30 Apr 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Qingdao Prime Numbers 2017 · 26 Mar 2017
- Weifang Winter 2016 · 11 Dec 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Zibo Open 2016 · 6 Nov 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Asian Championship 2016 · 1 Oct 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Yangzhou Open 2016 · 17 Aug 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Weihai Open 2016 · 15 May 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Qingdao Open 2016 · 20 Mar 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Zibo Open 2015 · 15 Nov 2015
- Beijing Open 2015 · 24 Oct 2015
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.
- Yilin Miao (苗宜琳) — met in 55 rounds, finished ahead 33 times · head to head
- Fazhen Wu (吴法臻) — met in 54 rounds, finished ahead once
- Jiaqi Liu (刘家琦) — met in 45 rounds, finished ahead 28 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.61 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.59 away.
Targets move as he improves.