People · China
Yongzhe Mao (毛勇喆)
4×4 · top 2.6% of 83,917 all-time · competing since October 2013 · 2013MAOY01
Yongzhe Mao (毛勇喆) has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the 4×4: a personal-best single of 29.52, set at Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2019, puts him in the top 2.6% of the 83,917 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 250th in China. Until April 2012, no official 4×4 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 20 competitions since October 2013, he has put 838 official solves on the record across 14 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 86% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.50 in October 2013 to 9.09, a 37% improvement. Yongzhe has entered 20 competitions, more competitions than 97% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4×4 | 29.52 | 35.40 | top 2.6% | 250 / 5,926 | |
| 3×3 | 9.09 | 10.92 | top 5.1% | 1,939 / 28,153 | |
| 5×5 | 1:00.00 | 1:06.26 | top 5.5% | 258 / 2,816 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 13.84 | 18.91 | top 5.8% | 554 / 5,922 | |
| 7×7 | 3:02.09 | 3:17.44 | top 11.2% | 222 / 1,261 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.18 | 8.98 | top 14.3% | 1,695 / 10,224 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 30 moves | 39.67 | top 14.8% | 148 / 1,058 | |
| 6×6 | 2:11.11 | 2:19.69 | top 15.8% | 344 / 1,349 | |
| 2×2 | 3.47 | 4.41 | top 19.8% | 3,252 / 15,796 | |
| Clock | 14.16 | 17.92 | top 44.5% | 1,048 / 1,843 | |
| Megaminx | 2:09.54 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,324 / 1,678 | |
| Skewb | 10.46 | 15.12 | top 57.8% | 3,187 / 5,004 | |
| Square-1 | 41.42 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,116 / 1,362 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:07.75 | — | early days — 1 solve | 958 / 1,183 |
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
- 13 Apr 2019Four personal bests in one day at Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2019.
- 3 Mar 2019First sub-10 3×3: 9.96 at Xianyang Open 2019.
- 15 Oct 2017Four personal bests in one day at Taiyuan Autumn 2017.
- 2 Apr 2017Five personal bests in one day at Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2017.
- 25 Mar 2017Three personal bests in one day at ZUA Open 2017.
- 24 Oct 2015Five personal bests in one day at Beijing Open 2015.
Competitions
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2025 · 4 Apr 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Nanchang Good Afternoon 2021 · 2 Jan 2021
- Xi'an 10th Anniversary 2019 · 24 Aug 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Linfen Open 2019 · 7 Jul 2019
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2019 · 13 Apr 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Xianyang Open 2019 · 3 Mar 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Taiyuan Winter 2018 · 22 Dec 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Linfen Open 2018 · 8 Jul 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Tangshan Open 2018 · 17 Jun 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Shijiazhuang Open 2018 · 10 Jun 2018
- Taiyuan Autumn 2017 · 15 Oct 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Ningxia Open 2017 · 13 Aug 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Taiyuan Open 2017 · 7 May 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2017 · 2 Apr 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- ZUA Open 2017 · 25 Mar 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2016 · 2 Apr 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Beijing Open 2015 · 24 Oct 2015 — 5 personal bests set
- Hefei Open 2015 · 17 Jul 2015 — 6 personal bests set
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2015 · 4 Apr 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Taiyuan Open 2013 · 19 Oct 2013 — 2 personal bests set
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.
- Kaiyang Gao (高凯阳) — met in 74 rounds, finished ahead 49 times
- Sheng Cao (曹晟) — met in 66 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Chen Kang (亢晨) — met in 64 rounds, finished ahead 51 times
Next targets
- A sub-25 4×4 single — 588 people have one; it is 4.52 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.09 away.
Targets move as he improves.