People · China
Chenglin Wang (王承霖)
3×3 · top 0.18% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2023 · 2023WANG40
Chenglin Wang (王承霖) has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 5.28, set at Yancheng Spring Open 2026, puts him in the top 0.18% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 73rd in China. Until April 2015, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 13 competitions since May 2023, he has put 548 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 63% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 7.90 in May 2023 to 5.28, a 33% improvement. Chenglin has entered 13 competitions, more competitions than 94% 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 | 5.28 | 7.06 | top 0.18% | 73 / 28,153 | |
| Pyraminx | 1.70 | 2.82 | top 0.67% | 75 / 10,224 | |
| 2×2 | 1.35 | 2.57 | top 1.5% | 178 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 11.14 | 14.54 | top 2.0% | 166 / 5,922 | |
| 4×4 | 34.21 | 39.25 | top 6.0% | 608 / 5,926 | |
| 5×5 | 1:27.49 | 1:33.53 | top 25.3% | 1,176 / 2,816 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:02.98 | — | top 34.4% | 488 / 1,183 |
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
- 27 Jul 2024Five personal bests in one day at Perth Winter 2024.
- 12 Jul 2024Four personal bests in one day at Australian Nationals 2024.
- 12 Aug 2023Five personal bests in one day at Rubik's WCA World Championship 2023.
- 5 May 2023First competition: Cube Camp in Kaeng Krachan 2023. A 8.17 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- GAN New Zealand Nationals 2026 · 10 Jul 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Hangzhou Open 2026 · 23 May 2026
- Yancheng Spring Open 2026 · 29 Mar 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Guangdong Open - Revival & Rival 2026 · 6 Feb 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Vietnam Championship 2025 · 15 Aug 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Yancheng Open 2025 · 7 Jun 2025
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2025 · 4 Apr 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Perth Winter 2024 · 27 Jul 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Australian Nationals 2024 · 12 Jul 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Kunshan Open 2024 · 14 Apr 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Huzhou Open 2024 · 30 Mar 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA World Championship 2023 · 12 Aug 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Cube Camp in Kaeng Krachan 2023 · 5 May 2023 — 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.
- Yiheng Wang (王艺衡) — met in 50 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Yusheng Du (杜宇生) — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Tyler Williams — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
Next targets
- A sub-5 3×3 single — 344 people have one; it is 0.28 away.
- A sub-1 Pyraminx single — 49 people have one; it is 0.70 away.
Targets move as he improves.