People · China
Yongfeng Hou (侯永锋)
3×3 · top 17.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since June 2009 · 2009HOUY01
Yongfeng Hou (侯永锋) has been competing for 17 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 13.05, set at Xi'an Spring 2011, puts him in the top 17.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 6,885th in China. Across 12 competitions since June 2009, he has put 218 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 94% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 27.69 in June 2009 to 13.05, a 53% improvement. Yongfeng 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 | 13.05 | 17.72 | top 17.6% | 6,885 / 28,153 | |
| 4×4 | 1:16.11 | 1:26.49 | top 52.6% | 4,661 / 5,926 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.36 | 15.28 | top 55.8% | 5,804 / 10,224 | |
| 2×2 | 6.72 | 7.48 | top 58.1% | 9,811 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 35.68 | 40.15 | top 58.5% | 4,799 / 5,922 | |
| Megaminx | 2:44.11 | 3:08.30 | top 67.8% | 1,517 / 1,678 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 53 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 981 / 1,058 | |
| 5×5 | 3:44.55 | — | early days — 2 solves | 2,751 / 2,816 | |
| Clock | 38.19 | 41.76 | top 92.2% | 1,766 / 1,843 |
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
- 18 Sep 2010First sub-15 3×3: 13.43 at Xi'an Autumn Open 2010.
- 4 Apr 2010First sub-20 3×3: 19.06 at Xi'an Spring 2010.
- 28 Jun 2009First competition: Xi'an Open 2009. A 27.69 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Xi'an Summer 2013 · 25 May 2013
- Xi'an Winter 2011 · 24 Dec 2011
- China FM Xi'an 2011 · 6 Nov 2011
- Xi'an Autumn Open 2011 · 1 Oct 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- Floating Clouds Open 2011 · 1 May 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Xi'an Summer 2011 · 10 Apr 2011
- Xi'an Spring 2011 · 6 Mar 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Xi'an Winter Open 2010 · 26 Dec 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Xi'an Autumn Open 2010 · 18 Sep 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Henan Open 2010 · 2 May 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Xi'an Spring 2010 · 4 Apr 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- Xi'an Open 2009 · 28 Jun 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.
- Haowei Fan (樊浩玮) — met in 49 rounds, never finished ahead
- Mulun Yin (阴目仑) — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Yefeng Hu (胡叶枫) — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead 21 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.05 away.
- A sub-1:00 4×4 single — 30,601 people have one; it is 16.11 away.
Targets move as he improves.