People · China
Zhongao Yu (于中奥)
3×3 · top 1.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2017 · 2017YUZH04
Zhongao Yu (于中奥) has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 6.95, set at Shenyang Cubing League 3x3 II 2026, puts him in the top 1.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 450th in China. Until November 2010, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 15 competitions since December 2017, he has put 269 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 76% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.93 in December 2017 to 6.95, a 56% improvement. Zhongao has entered 15 competitions, more competitions than 95% 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 | 6.95 | 9.10 | top 1.3% | 450 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 2.45 | 4.96 | top 8.4% | 1,240 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.49 | 19.33 | top 9.1% | 867 / 5,922 | |
| 4×4 | 1:30.05 | — | early days — 1 solve | 5,188 / 5,926 | |
| Pyraminx | 22.02 | — | early days — 2 solves | 9,510 / 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, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 7 Jun 2019First sub-10 3×3: 9.66 at Beijing Summer 2019.
- 9 Jun 2018First sub-15 3×3: 14.28 at Harbin Open 2018.
- 3 Dec 2017First competition: Dalian Winter 2017. A 15.93 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Shenyang Cubing League 3x3 III 2026 · 1 Jul 2026
- Shenyang Cubing League 3x3 II 2026 · 24 Jun 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Harbin Open 2025 · 20 Jul 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Beijing Summer 2025 · 17 May 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Shenyang Spring 2025 · 13 Apr 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2025 · 4 Apr 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Harbin Open 2019 · 22 Dec 2019 — 1 personal best set
- NEU Open 2019 · 15 Dec 2019 — 1 personal best set
- China Championship 2019 · 26 Jul 2019
- Shenyang Open 2019 · 30 Jun 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Beijing Summer 2019 · 7 Jun 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Shenyang New Year 2019 · 27 Jan 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Changchun Open 2018 · 18 Jun 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Harbin Open 2018 · 9 Jun 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Dalian Winter 2017 · 3 Dec 2017
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.
- Sheng Cao (曹晟) — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead once
- Yuan Gao (高原) — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Yezhen Han (韩业臻) — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 0.95 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.45 away.
Targets move as he improves.