People · China
Yi Cai (蔡益)
2×2 · top 52.6% of 189,179 all-time · competing since May 2009 · 2009CAIY01
Yi Cai (蔡益) has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 6.16, set at Shantou Open 2010, puts him in the top 52.6% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 9,041st in China. Across 3 competitions since May 2009, he has put 26 official solves on the record across five events. His 3×3 best has come down from 36.78 in May 2009 to 30.06, an 18% improvement. Yi 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 | 6.16 | 14.02 | top 52.6% | 9,041 / 15,939 | |
| 3×3 | 30.06 | 39.47 | top 62.7% | 19,303 / 28,499 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:20.58 | — | early days — 2 solves | 5,960 / 5,994 | |
| 4×4 | 3:17.84 | — | early days — 2 solves | 5,974 / 5,999 | |
| 5×5 | 7:22.75 | — | early days — 2 solves | 2,870 / 2,857 |
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 2009First competition: Beijing Metropolis Open 2009. A 36.78 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Guangdong Open 2010 · 3 Oct 2010
- Shantou Open 2010 · 8 Aug 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- Beijing Metropolis Open 2009 · 2 May 2009
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.
- Tse Shun Him (谢顺谦) — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead once
- Zhengjie Wang (王政杰) — met in 9 rounds, never finished ahead
- Junyue Liu (刘俊越) — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-6 2×2 single — 96,384 people have one; it is 0.16 away.
- A sub-30 3×3 single — 180,530 people have one; it is 0.06 away.
Targets move as he improves.