People · China
Chaoyang Wang (王朝阳)
3×3 · top 2.0% of 288,433 all-time · competing since June 2019 · 2019WANC02
Chaoyang Wang (王朝阳) has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.52, set at Jiajiang Open 2026, puts him in the top 2.0% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 736th in China. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since June 2019, he has put 125 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 62% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.71 in June 2019 to 7.52, a 68% improvement. Chaoyang 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 | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.52 | 8.99 | top 2.0% | 736 / 28,499 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 11.21 | 13.29 | top 2.1% | 180 / 5,994 | |
| 4×4 | 37.72 | 45.38 | top 9.6% | 1,025 / 5,999 | |
| 2×2 | 2.60 | 3.83 | top 10.0% | 1,529 / 15,939 |
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
- 4 Apr 2026First sub-10 3×3: 7.97 at Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2026.
- 4 Apr 2026Four personal bests in one day at Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2026.
- 3 Jan 2021First sub-20 3×3: 11.46 at Chengdu New Year Morning 2021.
- 3 Jan 2021First sub-15 3×3: 11.46 at Chengdu New Year Morning 2021.
- 3 Jan 2021Three personal bests in one day at Chengdu New Year Morning 2021.
- 22 Jun 2019First competition: Hefei Summer 2019. A 23.71 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Jiajiang Open 2026 · 25 Jul 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Chengdu Welcoming Summer 2026 · 4 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2026 · 4 Apr 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Chengdu New Year Morning 2021 · 3 Jan 2021 — 3 personal bests set
- Hefei Summer 2019 · 22 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.
- Yiran Peng (彭弈然) — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Kaichen Huang (黄楷宸) — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead once
- Haolan He (何浩澜) — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 1.52 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 one-handed single — 800 people have one; it is 1.21 away.
Targets move as he improves.