People · Canada
Yuzhong Luo
3×3 · top 5.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since June 2019 · 2019LUOY07
Yuzhong Luo has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.42, set at UBC Open 2020, puts him in the top 5.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 563rd in Canada. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since June 2019, he has put 157 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.48 in June 2019 to 9.42, a 46% improvement. Yuzhong has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.42 | 11.49 | top 5.9% | 563 / 10,392 | |
| 4×4 | 35.07 | 40.49 | top 6.8% | 154 / 3,118 | |
| 2×2 | 3.00 | 4.37 | top 14.2% | 953 / 7,173 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.58 | 22.40 | top 16.6% | 348 / 2,620 | |
| Square-1 | 21.32 | 25.53 | top 30.9% | 268 / 952 | |
| 5×5 | 1:36.37 | 1:41.52 | top 32.6% | 396 / 1,499 | |
| Megaminx | 2:15.98 | 2:28.67 | top 54.3% | 621 / 1,375 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.30 | 12.87 | top 55.4% | 2,686 / 4,858 | |
| Skewb | 10.10 | 13.52 | top 55.5% | 1,538 / 2,907 | |
| 6×6 | 4:33.22 | 4:39.07 | early days — 3 solves | 445 / 665 |
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
- 22 May 2023Three personal bests in one day at BC Spring Solving B 2023.
- 23 Apr 2023Five personal bests in one day at Cubing on Par B 2023.
- 4 Jan 2020First sub-15 3×3: 9.42 at UBC Open 2020.
- 4 Jan 2020First sub-10 3×3: 9.42 at UBC Open 2020.
- 4 Jan 2020Five personal bests in one day at UBC Open 2020.
- 29 Jun 2019First competition: Downtown Vancouver Summer 2019. A 17.48 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- BC Spring Solving B 2023 · 22 May 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubing on Par B 2023 · 23 Apr 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- UBC Open 2020 · 4 Jan 2020 — 5 personal bests set
- Vancouver Big Cubes Open 2019 · 23 Aug 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Downtown Vancouver Summer 2019 · 29 Jun 2019
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.
- Brian Huaxia Zhang — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
- Kenny Zhong — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Luke Jankowiak — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.42 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 5.07 away.
Targets move as he improves.