People · China
Yan Cai (蔡彦)
Square-1 · top 30.6% of 25,272 all-time · competing since October 2009 · 2009CAIY02
Yan Cai (蔡彦) has been competing for 17 years. His best event is the Square-1: a personal-best single of 21.19, set at Guangdong Open 2009, puts him in the top 30.6% of the 25,272 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 519th in China. Across 1 competition since October 2009, he has put 36 official solves on the record across six events.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Square-1 | 21.19 | 27.58 | top 30.6% | 519 / 1,362 | |
| 3×3 | 17.16 | 21.26 | top 31.5% | 11,465 / 28,153 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 29.30 | 34.73 | top 45.0% | 4,017 / 5,922 | |
| 4×4 | 1:38.08 | 1:51.52 | top 69.3% | 5,366 / 5,926 | |
| 2×2 | 11.27 | 14.25 | top 82.3% | 13,190 / 15,796 | |
| 5×5 | 3:18.58 | — | early days — 2 solves | 2,717 / 2,816 |
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 story so far
- 1 Oct 2009First competition: Guangdong Open 2009. A 19.05 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Guangdong Open 2009 · 1 Oct 2009 — 2 personal bests set
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.
- Kailong Li (李开隆) — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Chan Chun Hang (陳浚鏗) — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead once
- Pascal So (蘇柏熙) — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-20 Square-1 single — 7,083 people have one; it is 1.19 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 2.16 away.
Targets move as he improves.