People · China
Bowen Tao (陶博文)
3×3 · top 3.5% of 288,433 all-time · competing since August 2026 · 2026TAOB01
Bowen Tao (陶博文) has been competing for 2 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.37, set at Guilin Open 2026, puts him in the top 3.5% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,334th in China. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since August 2026, he has put 34 official solves on the record across two events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 9.70 in August 2026 to 8.37, a 14% improvement. Bowen 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 | 8.37 | 9.78 | top 3.5% | 1,334 / 28,499 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.30 | 19.48 | top 11.0% | 1,099 / 5,994 |
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
- 9 Aug 2026First competition: Zhanjiang Open 2026. A 9.70 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Guilin Open 2026 · 18 Oct 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Guangzhou GraDUAL 3x3 II 2026 · 19 Aug 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Zhanjiang Open 2026 · 9 Aug 2026
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.
- Yiyun Chen (陈毅昀) — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Ming Zheng (郑鸣) — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Yuan Gao (高原) — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.37 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 6,118 people have one; it is 1.30 away.
Targets move as he improves.