People · China
Gang Yang (杨港)
3×3 blindfolded · top 3.0% of 12,178 all-time · competing since May 2016 · 2016YANG22
Gang Yang (杨港) has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3 blindfolded: a personal-best single of 25.42, set at Chongqing Open 2023, puts him in the top 3.0% of the 12,178 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 48th in China. Until June 2013, no official 3×3 blindfolded solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since May 2016, he has put 129 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.69 in May 2016 to 11.21, an 18% improvement. Gang 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 blindfolded | 25.42 | 37.90 | top 3.0% | 48 / 1,183 | |
| 3×3 | 11.21 | 12.28 | top 11.1% | 4,365 / 28,153 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.62 | 18.92 | top 14.1% | 1,407 / 5,922 | |
| 4×4 | 41.95 | 53.06 | top 14.4% | 1,567 / 5,926 | |
| 2×2 | 3.57 | 4.87 | top 21.1% | 3,466 / 15,796 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.75 | 8.33 | top 25.8% | 2,905 / 10,224 | |
| 5×5 | 2:03.44 | — | early days — 2 solves | 2,125 / 2,816 | |
| Skewb | 9.93 | 11.15 | top 54.5% | 3,034 / 5,004 |
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 Jun 2021Five personal bests in one day at Tianjin Summer Solstice 2021.
- 2 Jan 2017Four personal bests in one day at Xi'an New Year 2017.
- 1 May 2016First competition: Chengdu Open 2016. A 14.71 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Chongqing Open 2023 · 18 Nov 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Tianjin Summer Solstice 2021 · 20 Jun 2021 — 5 personal bests set
- Chongqing Open 2018 · 8 Dec 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Xi'an New Year 2017 · 2 Jan 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Chengdu Open 2016 · 1 May 2016 — 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.
- Xin Shi (石欣) — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Zian Song (宋子安) — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Ming Zheng (郑鸣) — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-25 3×3 blindfolded single — 355 people have one; it is 0.42 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.21 away.
Targets move as he improves.