People · Chinese Taipei
Gabriel Hsieh
3×3 · top 2.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since June 2023 · 2023HSIE03
Gabriel Hsieh has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.65, set at Bay Area Speedcubin' 68 - Belmont 2025, puts him in the top 2.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 129th in Chinese Taipei. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since June 2023, he has put 130 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 88% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.20 in June 2023 to 7.65, a 37% improvement. Gabriel has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 7.65 | 9.24 | top 2.2% | 129 / 4,213 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.12 | 8.93 | top 13.9% | 217 / 1,016 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.11 | 25.53 | top 15.3% | 205 / 802 | |
| 2×2 | 3.12 | 4.38 | top 15.6% | 413 / 1,669 | |
| 4×4 | 44.98 | 49.61 | top 18.3% | 386 / 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
- 3 Aug 2024First sub-10 3×3: 8.67 at Maru Cube Day Taiwan 2024.
- 3 Aug 2024Five personal bests in one day at Maru Cube Day Taiwan 2024.
- 25 Jun 2023First competition: Bay Area Speedcubin' 48 - 6.25 Berkeley 2023. A 12.20 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 68 - Belmont 2025 · 13 Dec 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Dublin California Open 2025 · 22 Nov 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 66 - Belmont 2024 · 9 Nov 2024
- Maru Cube Day Taiwan 2024 · 3 Aug 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Shin Kong Cube Open 2023 · 16 Sep 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 48 - 6.25 Berkeley 2023 · 25 Jun 2023
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.
- Sebastian Stone — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead once
- Paul Mahvi — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
- Brandon Yee — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.65 away.
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.12 away.
Targets move as he improves.