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Yuan Gao (高原)

Skewb · top 4.7% of 73,281 all-time · competing since April 2016 · 2016GAOY02

Yuan Gao (高原) has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 2.93, set at Guangzhou Special 2026, puts him in the top 4.7% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 257th in China. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 83 competitions since April 2016, he has put 1,829 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 58% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.76 in April 2016 to 9.46, a 52% improvement. Yuan has entered 83 competitions, more competitions than 99% of everyone who has ever competed.

Skewb
best event — top 4.7% of 73,281 all-time
2.93
signature single · Guangzhou Special 2026
1,829
official solves on the record
13%
solve-to-solve spread · steadier than 58% of the field

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingChina
Skewb2.935.72
top 4.7%257 / 5,004
3×39.4611.08
top 6.0%2,317 / 28,153
Pyraminx4.056.11
top 7.9%937 / 10,224
2×22.444.61
top 8.3%1,218 / 15,796
3×3 one-handed15.5221.97
top 9.2%877 / 5,922
4×439.8944.72
top 12.0%1,286 / 5,926
5×51:15.051:23.41
top 15.4%751 / 2,816
Megaminx1:16.911:22.04
top 19.8%596 / 1,678
3×3 Fewest Moves35 moves42.33
top 30.0%322 / 1,058
6×62:39.502:51.88
top 30.5%647 / 1,349
Clock11.8014.40
top 34.0%811 / 1,843
7×74:43.424:49.47
early days — 3 solves830 / 1,261
Square-131.4845.74
top 52.2%897 / 1,362

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

Shenyang Open 2016: 19.76Shenyang Winter 2016: 16.09Shenyang Spring 2017: 14.78China Championship 2017: 16.37Dalian Winter 2017: 13.99Fushun Open 2018: 13.38Dalian Open 2018: 13.91Shenyang Open 2018: 12.44Shenyang Summer 2018: 15.22Xuzhou Winter 2018: 10.78Shenyang New Year 2019: 12.33Qinhuangdao Open 2019: 11.88Dalian Spring 2019: 11.17Beijing Summer 2019: 12.08Shenyang Open 2019: 11.90Shandong Open 2019: 12.24Beijing Winter 2019: 13.23NEU Open 2019: 12.69Shenzhen Good Afternoon 2021: 10.07Guangzhou Panyu Morning 2021: 10.62Beijing Spring PM 2021: 11.19Singapore Championship 2023: 11.91Rubik's WCA World Championship 2023: 11.55Chengdu Flash Cube Open 2023: 12.76Malaysia Cube Championship 2023: 11.27Shenzhen Open 2023: 12.66Fushun Open 2024: 11.62Huzhou Open 2024: 12.65Guiyang Open 2024: 10.41Shenzhen Nanshan Open 2024: 10.79Chengdu Summer 2024: 11.35Xi'an Open 2024: 11.76Guilin Open 2024: 12.78Hangzhou Open 2024: 11.33Yancheng Open 2024: 12.36Xi'an New Year 2025: 11.57Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2025: 10.87Nanchang Spring 2025: 11.55Lishui Open 2025: 9.98Zhuhai Open 2025: 10.73Yunnan Open 2025: 9.74Vietnam Championship 2025: 10.81Jiangmen Open 2025: 12.32Ningbo Autumn 2025: 11.39Guilin Open 2025: 12.13Hefei Open 2025: 12.72Guangzhou Small Cubes 2025: 10.59Hong Kong Championship 2025: 11.51Hangzhou Winter 2025: 10.81Zhengzhou Zest 2025: 10.04Fuzhou Open 2026: 9.46Guangdong Open - Revival & Rival 2026: 11.58Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2026: 11.75Foshan Open 2026: 11.22Chengdu Welcoming Summer 2026: 10.99Hangzhou Open 2026: 10.28Huanggang Open 2026: 11.27Nanchang Summer 2026: 10.44Guangzhou GraDUAL 3x3 I 2026: 11.57Maoming Open 2026: 11.74Zhanjiang Open 2026: 10.51Guangzhou GraDUAL 3x3 II 2026: 10.96Ulanqab Small Cubes 2026: 11.64Guangzhou GraDUAL 3x3 III 2026: 10.829.4619.7623 Apr 20162 Sep 2026

Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

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.

Next targets

  • A sub-2 Skewb single — 1,013 people have one; it is 0.93 away.
  • A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.46 away.

Targets move as he improves.