People · China
Youlin Guo (郭佑林)
3×3 · top 2.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2015 · 2015GUOY02
Youlin Guo (郭佑林) has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.04, set at Nanning Open 2018, puts him in the top 2.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,030th in China. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since February 2015, he has put 328 official solves on the record across seven 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 15.90 in February 2015 to 8.04, a 49% improvement. Youlin has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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 | 8.04 | 10.14 | top 2.9% | 1,030 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 1.99 | 3.54 | top 4.7% | 641 / 15,796 | |
| 4×4 | 32.69 | 40.60 | top 4.7% | 462 / 5,926 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.33 | 4.94 | top 4.8% | 573 / 10,224 | |
| 5×5 | 1:11.96 | 1:17.26 | top 13.0% | 637 / 2,816 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.39 | 23.48 | top 18.9% | 1,885 / 5,922 | |
| Skewb | 5.13 | 5.69 | top 19.2% | 1,193 / 5,004 |
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 Oct 2015First sub-10 3×3: 9.65 at China Championship 2015.
- 2 Oct 2015Four personal bests in one day at China Championship 2015.
- 29 Jul 2015First sub-15 3×3: 11.43 at Qinzhou Open 2015.
- 29 Jul 2015Four personal bests in one day at Qinzhou Open 2015.
- 7 Feb 2015First competition: Nanning Open 2015. A 15.90 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Nanning Open 2019 · 19 Oct 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Nanning Open 2018 · 28 Jul 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Nanning Open 2017 · 14 May 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Asian Championship 2016 · 1 Oct 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Cross-strait Cubing Exchange 2016 · 13 Aug 2016 — 1 personal best set
- China Championship 2015 · 2 Oct 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- Qinzhou Open 2015 · 29 Jul 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- Nanning Open 2015 · 7 Feb 2015 — 1 personal best 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.
- Mo Ji (季默) — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead 24 times
- Kai Su (苏锴) — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Ming Zheng (郑鸣) — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead 25 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.04 away.
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.99 away.
Targets move as he improves.