People · China
Yuefan Cao (曹越凡)
3×3 · top 1.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2024 · 2024CAOY04
Yuefan Cao (曹越凡) has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 6.85, set at Yancheng Spring Open 2026, puts him in the top 1.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 416th in China. Until November 2010, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since December 2024, he has put 116 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 8.89 in December 2024 to 6.85, a 23% improvement. Yuefan has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 6.85 | 7.74 | top 1.2% | 416 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 1.76 | 2.85 | top 3.4% | 439 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 12.59 | 14.96 | top 3.8% | 331 / 5,922 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.43 | 5.65 | top 9.9% | 1,164 / 10,224 | |
| 4×4 | 46.19 | 52.80 | top 19.8% | 2,135 / 5,926 | |
| Skewb | 5.67 | 8.29 | top 23.2% | 1,449 / 5,004 | |
| Clock | 16.81 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,269 / 1,843 |
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 Mar 2026Four personal bests in one day at Yancheng Spring Open 2026.
- 7 Jun 2025Four personal bests in one day at Yancheng Open 2025.
- 21 Dec 2024First competition: Yancheng Open 2024. A 9.18 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Yancheng Spring Open 2026 · 29 Mar 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Yancheng Open 2025 · 7 Jun 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Yancheng Open 2024 · 21 Dec 2024 — 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.
- Linhao Li (李林豪) — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Yunlin Miao (缪昀林) — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Yechen Yan (颜叶辰) — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 0.85 away.
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.76 away.
Targets move as he improves.