People · China
Yao Gong (龚尧)
Pyraminx · top 12.4% of 129,321 all-time · competing since May 2015 · 2015GONG03
Yao Gong (龚尧) has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.88, set at Kunshan Open 2019, puts him in the top 12.4% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,487th in China. Across 14 competitions since May 2015, he has put 265 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 87% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His Pyraminx best has come down from 13.67 in May 2015 to 4.88, a 64% improvement. Yao has entered 14 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.88 | 9.49 | top 12.4% | 1,487 / 10,224 | |
| 3×3 | 19.64 | 25.13 | top 38.9% | 13,473 / 28,153 | |
| Skewb | 8.02 | 11.62 | top 41.4% | 2,446 / 5,004 | |
| 2×2 | 5.21 | 8.52 | top 41.9% | 7,235 / 15,796 | |
| 4×4 | 1:09.56 | 1:15.46 | top 46.4% | 4,303 / 5,926 | |
| Clock | 20.90 | 25.50 | top 67.3% | 1,467 / 1,843 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 42.74 | 48.98 | top 69.0% | 5,295 / 5,922 | |
| Megaminx | 3:09.51 | — | top 77.5% | 1,586 / 1,678 |
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, Pyraminx. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 20 Apr 2019Four personal bests in one day at Kunshan Open 2019.
- 21 Apr 2018First sub-20 3×3: 19.80 at Kunshan Open 2018.
- 21 Apr 2018Three personal bests in one day at Kunshan Open 2018.
- 16 Sep 2017Three personal bests in one day at Suzhou Open 2017.
- 19 Nov 2016Three personal bests in one day at Hangzhou Autumn 2016.
- 2 Jul 2016First sub-30 3×3: 28.24 at Suzhou Open 2016.
Competitions
- China Championship 2019 · 26 Jul 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Kunshan Open 2019 · 20 Apr 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- You May Open 2018 · 6 May 2018
- Nanjing Spring 2018 · 30 Apr 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Kunshan Open 2018 · 21 Apr 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Suzhou Open 2017 · 16 Sep 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Wuxi Open 2017 · 5 Aug 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Changshu Open 2017 · 8 Jul 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Hangzhou Autumn 2016 · 19 Nov 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Suzhou Open 2016 · 2 Jul 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Zhenjiang Open 2015 · 7 Nov 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- China Championship 2015 · 2 Oct 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Wuxi Open 2015 · 8 Aug 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Nanjing Spring 2015 · 1 May 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.
- Zheng Chen (陈政) — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Yi Wang (王旖) — met in 31 rounds, never finished ahead
- Yinghao Wang (王鹰豪) — met in 28 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.88 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 4.64 away.
Targets move as he improves.