People · New Zealand
Cheng-Ru Yang
3×3 · top 0.84% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2015 · 2015YANG23
Cheng-Ru Yang has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 6.49, set at GAN New Zealand Nationals 2026, puts him in the top 0.84% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 33rd in New Zealand. Until May 2011, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 45 competitions since July 2015, he has put 2,267 official solves on the record across 15 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 94% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.65 in July 2015 to 6.49, a 69% improvement. He has entered 45 competitions, more competitions than 99% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 6.49 | 8.87 | top 0.84% | 33 / 2,095 | |
| Pyraminx | 2.05 | 3.40 | top 1.2% | 36 / 1,141 | |
| 4×4 | 26.66 | 33.63 | top 1.2% | 16 / 722 | |
| 2×2 | 1.54 | 3.15 | top 2.3% | 72 / 1,615 | |
| 5×5 | 51.98 | 59.36 | top 2.3% | 17 / 355 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 11.76 | 15.43 | top 2.7% | 30 / 600 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 25 moves | 30.00 | top 5.1% | 10 / 111 | |
| Megaminx | 58.35 | 1:10.28 | top 9.1% | 41 / 283 | |
| Skewb | 3.76 | 9.08 | top 9.3% | 85 / 666 | |
| 6×6 | 2:00.19 | 2:13.42 | top 11.0% | 24 / 149 | |
| 7×7 | 3:57.18 | 4:05.06 | top 29.6% | 48 / 126 | |
| Square-1 | 28.03 | 43.10 | top 45.7% | 133 / 251 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:55.05 | — | top 51.1% | 63 / 86 | |
| Clock | 17.61 | 24.05 | top 57.5% | 199 / 303 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 2 of 3 cubes · 18:10 | — | early days — 1 solve | 42 / 49 |
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
- 20 Jan 2024Three personal bests in one day at A New Year in Auckland 2024.
- 6 Feb 2021Four personal bests in one day at Wellington Mind Games 2021.
- 8 Jan 2021Four personal bests in one day at A New Year in Auckland 2021.
- 11 Dec 2020Four personal bests in one day at New Zealand Nationals 2020.
- 29 Feb 2020Five personal bests in one day at Auckland Summer Open 2020.
- 13 Dec 2019Six personal bests in one day at New Zealand Nationals 2019.
Competitions
- GAN New Zealand Nationals 2026 · 10 Jul 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Auckland Winter Open 2026 · 20 Jun 2026
- Welcome Back Hamilton 2026 · 9 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Cubing East Auckland Newcomer Open 2026 · 18 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- NZ North Island Championship 2026 · 27 Feb 2026
- A New Year in Auckland 2026 · 16 Jan 2026
- New Zealand Nationals 2025 · 12 Dec 2025
- NxNs in November - Ōtautahi 2025 · 2 Nov 2025
- New Zealand Cubing Decathlon 2025 · 25 Oct 2025 — 1 personal best set
- New Zealand Nationals 2024 · 13 Dec 2024
- Keep Christchurch Complex 2024 · 2 Nov 2024
- Keep Christchurch Quick 2024 · 5 Oct 2024
- Quick Solving at Cobham 2024 · 6 Jul 2024
- Fast Solves in Fendalton 2024 · 18 May 2024
- Beachside Auckland 2024 · 6 Apr 2024
- Te Atatū Newcomers Open 2024 · 16 Mar 2024
- A New Year in Auckland 2024 · 20 Jan 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- New Zealand Nationals 2023 · 8 Dec 2023 — 1 personal best set
- FMC New Zealand 2023 · 19 Nov 2023 — 1 personal best set
- NZ North Island Championship 2023 · 27 Oct 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Tauranga Open 2023 · 19 Aug 2023
- Auckland Autumn 2023 · 13 May 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Auckland Mind Games 2023 · 11 Mar 2023 — 1 personal best set
- A New Year in Hamilton 2023 · 28 Jan 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- NZ North Island Championship 2022 · 2 Sep 2022
- Get Even Mt Eden 2022 · 9 Apr 2022
- Wellington Mind Games 2022 · 29 Jan 2022
- Popping Off Pukekohe B 2022 · 22 Jan 2022
- Wellington Mind Games 2021 · 6 Feb 2021 — 4 personal bests set
- A New Year in Auckland 2021 · 8 Jan 2021 — 4 personal bests set
- New Zealand Nationals 2020 · 11 Dec 2020 — 4 personal bests set
- Auckland Summer Open 2020 · 29 Feb 2020 — 5 personal bests set
- New Zealand Nationals 2019 · 13 Dec 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- NxNZ 2019 · 26 Apr 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Mind Games 2019 · 26 Jan 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Auckland Spring 2018 · 1 Sep 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- NxNZ Open 2018 · 27 Jan 2018 — 6 personal bests set
- New Zealand Nationals 2017 · 8 Dec 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Hamilton Spring 2017 · 30 Sep 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- SNZ Northern 2017 · 23 Jul 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- Techweek NZ 2017 · 13 May 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Hamilton Winter 2016 · 31 Jul 2016 — 6 personal bests set
- New Zealand Nationals 2015 · 6 Dec 2015 — 6 personal bests set
- Hamilton Spring 2015 · 27 Sep 2015 — 6 personal bests set
- Perth Winter 2015 · 18 Jul 2015
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.
- Alex Asbery — met in 257 rounds, finished ahead 168 times
- Brandon Harris — met in 233 rounds, finished ahead 159 times
- Elyas Eyou — met in 229 rounds, finished ahead 74 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 0.49 away.
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.05 away.
Targets move as he improves.