People · China
Yinian Gao (高易年)
3×3 · top 3.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2011 · 2011GAOY03
Yinian Gao (高易年) has been competing for 15 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.30, set at VI QB'er 2017, puts him in the top 3.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,248th in China. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since May 2011, he has put 141 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 98% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.33 in May 2011 to 8.30, a 57% improvement. Yinian has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% 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 | 8.30 | 10.64 | top 3.3% | 1,248 / 28,153 | |
| 4×4 | 46.17 | 55.21 | top 19.8% | 2,133 / 5,926 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.73 | 22.39 | top 19.8% | 1,981 / 5,922 |
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
- 4 Feb 2017Four personal bests in one day at VI QB'er 2017.
- 1 Oct 2016First sub-10 3×3: 9.87 at Asian Championship 2016.
- 1 Oct 2016Three personal bests in one day at Asian Championship 2016.
- 16 May 2015First sub-15 3×3: 11.28 at Qinhuangdao Open 2015.
- 1 May 2011First competition: Shenzhen University 2011. A 19.33 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Shenzhen Open 2019 · 21 Sep 2019
- Shenzhen Cubing 10th Anniversary 2019 · 24 Aug 2019
- Shenzhen 3x3 Days 2019 · 2 Mar 2019
- Shenzhen Nanshan 2018 · 18 Nov 2018
- Tangshan Open 2017 · 28 May 2017
- VI QB'er 2017 · 4 Feb 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Asian Championship 2016 · 1 Oct 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Qinhuangdao Open 2015 · 16 May 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Shenzhen University 2011 · 1 May 2011
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.
- Jingzheng Wang (王景正) — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Yiming Liu (刘一鸣) — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Guanchen Zhou (周冠辰) — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.30 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,180 people have one; it is 6.17 away.
Targets move as he improves.