People · China
Yichen Yao (姚依辰)
3×3 · top 3.4% of 288,433 all-time · competing since November 2015 · 2015YAOY03
Yichen Yao (姚依辰) has been competing for 11 years. Her best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.33, set at Heze Open 2019, puts her in the top 3.4% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,302nd in China. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since November 2015, she has put 243 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, her 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 98% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. Her 3×3 best has come down from 11.14 in November 2015 to 8.33, a 25% improvement. Yichen has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.33 | 10.66 | top 3.4% | 1,302 / 28,499 | |
| 2×2 | 1.97 | 4.63 | top 4.6% | 631 / 15,939 | |
| 4×4 | 49.85 | 1:00.34 | top 24.6% | 2,657 / 5,999 | |
| 5×5 | 1:32.66 | 1:46.40 | top 29.6% | 1,362 / 2,857 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 32.88 | 36.44 | top 53.2% | 4,575 / 5,994 | |
| Skewb | 10.19 | 16.42 | top 56.1% | 3,138 / 5,030 |
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
- 21 Jul 2019First sub-10 3×3: 8.33 at Heze Open 2019.
- 7 Nov 2015First competition: Zhenjiang Open 2015. A 11.14 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- China Championship 2019 · 26 Jul 2019
- Heze Open 2019 · 21 Jul 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Shanghai Love in ECNU 2018 · 19 May 2018
- Hefei Open 2017 · 5 Oct 2017
- Shanghai Love In ECNU 2017 · 20 May 2017
- Shanghai Winter is Coming 2016 · 5 Nov 2016
- Asian Championship 2016 · 1 Oct 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Linyi Open 2016 · 7 Aug 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Suzhou Open 2016 · 2 Jul 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Nanjing Spring 2016 · 30 Apr 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Shanghai Spring 2016 · 19 Mar 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Zhenjiang Open 2015 · 7 Nov 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 her.
- Jiayu Wang (王佳宇) — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead once
- Yinghao Wang (王鹰豪) — met in 36 rounds, never finished ahead
- Lei Wang (汪磊) — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead 22 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.33 away.
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.97 away.
Targets move as she improves.