People · Chinese Taipei
Cheng-Yan Kung (孔承彥)
3×3 · top 4.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2024 · 2024KUNG01
Cheng-Yan Kung (孔承彥) has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.87, set at Shin Kong Cube Open - New Taipei 2026, puts him in the top 4.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 272nd in Chinese Taipei. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since October 2024, he has put 46 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 18% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 10.99 in October 2024 to 8.87, a 19% improvement. He 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 | Chinese Taipei | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.87 | 9.78 | top 4.6% | 272 / 4,213 | |
| 2×2 | 2.56 | 4.97 | top 9.5% | 260 / 1,669 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.54 | 30.25 | top 22.0% | 282 / 802 | |
| Skewb | 6.43 | 11.18 | top 29.1% | 277 / 699 | |
| 4×4 | 54.90 | — | early days — 1 solve | 542 / 1,078 |
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 sub-10 3×3: 8.87 at Shin Kong Cube Open - New Taipei 2026.
- 12 Oct 2024First competition: Shin Kong Cube Open - Kaohsiung 2024. A 11.21 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Shin Kong Cube Open - New Taipei 2026 · 9 Aug 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Taiwan Championship 2024 · 6 Dec 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Shin Kong Cube Open - Kaohsiung 2024 · 12 Oct 2024 — 1 personal best 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.
- Chao-Che Chung (鍾肇哲) — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead once
- Yu-Chi Hou (侯宥圻) — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead once
- Wu Li (李悟) — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.87 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.56 away.
Targets move as he improves.