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Alex Yang
5×5 · top 2.5% of 41,402 all-time · competing since April 2026 · 2026YANG31
Alex Yang has been competing for 6 months. His best event is the 5×5: a personal-best single of 52.36, set at Imaginaire Québec 2026, puts him in the top 2.5% of the 41,402 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 27th in Canada. Until September 2012, no official 5×5 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since April 2026, he has put 86 official solves on the record across nine events. His 4×4 best has come down from 35.14 in April 2026 to 29.65, a 16% improvement. Alex 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 | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5×5 | 52.36 | 58.95 | top 2.5% | 27 / 1,546 | |
| 4×4 | 29.65 | 35.18 | top 2.7% | 62 / 3,180 | |
| 3×3 | 8.47 | 9.48 | top 3.7% | 359 / 10,502 | |
| 2×2 | 2.41 | 4.18 | top 8.1% | 539 / 7,245 | |
| 6×6 | 2:02.84 | 2:11.72 | top 12.2% | 55 / 683 | |
| 7×7 | 3:15.73 | 3:27.58 | top 15.0% | 55 / 519 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.10 | 28.75 | top 26.4% | 574 / 2,632 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:19.16 | — | early days — 2 solves | 140 / 362 | |
| Clock | 30.40 | 49.00 | top 84.8% | 874 / 1,057 |
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, 4×4. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 10 Oct 2026Four personal bests in one day at Imaginaire Québec 2026.
- 25 Apr 2026First competition: Gros Jouets à Montréal 2026.
Competitions
- Ottawa Side Events B 2026 · 18 Oct 2026
- Imaginaire Québec 2026 · 10 Oct 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Gros Jouets à Montréal 2026 · 25 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Hiêu Thành Pham — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
- Rémi Chrétien — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- William Lavoie — met in 18 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-50 5×5 single — 733 people have one; it is 2.36 away.
- A sub-25 4×4 single — 614 people have one; it is 4.65 away.
Targets move as he improves.