People · Chinese Taipei
Yu-Wei Ko (柯昱瑋)
3×3 · top 7.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2018 · 2018KOYU01
Yu-Wei Ko (柯昱瑋) has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.89, set at Zhuyuangang Open 2020, puts him in the top 7.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 426th in Chinese Taipei. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since October 2018, he has put 115 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 62% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.14 in October 2018 to 9.89, a 30% improvement. He has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Chinese Taipei | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.89 | 11.77 | top 7.1% | 426 / 4,213 | |
| 2×2 | 2.34 | 3.56 | top 7.4% | 198 / 1,669 | |
| 4×4 | 57.24 | 1:08.18 | top 33.4% | 571 / 1,078 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.53 | 29.54 | top 40.7% | 503 / 802 | |
| Megaminx | 2:09.16 | — | early days — 2 solves | 246 / 362 |
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
- 29 Feb 2020First sub-10 3×3: 9.89 at Zhuyuangang Open 2020.
- 29 Feb 2020Four personal bests in one day at Zhuyuangang Open 2020.
- 16 Mar 2019Four personal bests in one day at Zhuyuangang Open 2019.
- 7 Oct 2018First competition: Kaohsiung Autumn Open 2018. A 14.14 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Zhuyuangang Open 2020 · 29 Feb 2020 — 4 personal bests set
- Maru Cube Day 2019 · 6 Jul 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Zhuyuangang Open 2019 · 16 Mar 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Taichung Cubing Open 2019 · 16 Feb 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Taipei Winter Open 2018 · 18 Nov 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Kaohsiung Autumn Open 2018 · 7 Oct 2018
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.
- Chao-Che Chung (鍾肇哲) — met in 26 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ho Hsieh (謝合) — met in 26 rounds, never finished ahead
- He-Ping Zheng (鄭和平) — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.89 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.34 away.
Targets move as he improves.