People · China
Yuan Cao (操源)
2×2 · top 24.3% of 186,767 all-time · competing since January 2016 · 2016CAOY01
Yuan Cao (操源) has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.83, set at Asian Championship 2016, puts him in the top 24.3% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,070th in China. Across 7 competitions since January 2016, he has put 117 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 18% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 5.84 in January 2016 to 3.83, a 34% improvement. Yuan has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.83 | 5.03 | top 24.3% | 4,070 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 | 14.98 | 18.81 | top 24.4% | 9,204 / 28,153 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.22 | 30.99 | top 26.7% | 2,626 / 5,922 | |
| 4×4 | 59.27 | 1:16.15 | top 35.7% | 3,526 / 5,926 | |
| 5×5 | 2:20.57 | — | early days — 2 solves | 2,408 / 2,816 | |
| Skewb | 11.90 | 15.96 | top 65.5% | 3,516 / 5,004 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.83 | 13.40 | top 66.1% | 6,683 / 10,224 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 5 Aug 2018First sub-15 3×3: 14.98 at Meizhou Open 2018.
- 1 Oct 2016First sub-20 3×3: 15.04 at Asian Championship 2016.
- 31 Jan 2016First competition: Dongguan Open 2016. A 24.99 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- China Championship 2019 · 26 Jul 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Meizhou Open 2019 · 21 Jul 2019
- Meizhou Open 2018 · 5 Aug 2018 — 1 personal best set
- China's 10th Anniversary Championship 2017 · 1 Oct 2017
- China Championship 2017 · 28 Jul 2017
- Asian Championship 2016 · 1 Oct 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Dongguan Open 2016 · 31 Jan 2016
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.
- Xusheng Hong (洪旭升) — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Lei Yu (余雷) — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Zibo Xu (徐子博) — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.83 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.98 away.
Targets move as he improves.