People · China
Guoliang Wang (王国梁)
3×3 · top 1.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2017 · 2017WAGU02
Guoliang Wang (王国梁) has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.43, set at Yancheng Spring Open 2026, puts him in the top 1.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 664th in China. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 28 competitions since August 2017, he has put 507 official solves on the record across 15 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 93% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.57 in August 2017 to 7.43, a 55% improvement. Guoliang has entered 28 competitions, more competitions than 98% 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 | 7.43 | 8.56 | top 1.9% | 664 / 28,153 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 22.07 | 27.48 | top 2.0% | 29 / 1,183 | |
| 2×2 | 1.61 | 3.59 | top 2.6% | 313 / 15,796 | |
| Skewb | 3.19 | 5.25 | top 6.0% | 339 / 5,004 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 14.34 | 16.45 | top 6.8% | 656 / 5,922 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.68 | 6.39 | top 11.3% | 1,347 / 10,224 | |
| 4×4 | 41.37 | 44.89 | top 13.8% | 1,490 / 5,926 | |
| Megaminx | 1:27.05 | 1:37.10 | top 26.2% | 807 / 1,678 | |
| 5×5 | 1:34.75 | 1:39.24 | top 31.3% | 1,416 / 2,816 | |
| Square-1 | 22.18 | 30.36 | top 32.8% | 556 / 1,362 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 37 moves | 39.67 | top 37.3% | 409 / 1,058 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 4 of 5 cubes · 15:53 | — | early days — 3 solves | 143 / 278 | |
| 7×7 | 5:01.76 | 5:07.43 | early days — 3 solves | 897 / 1,261 | |
| Clock | 17.28 | 20.92 | top 56.4% | 1,302 / 1,843 | |
| 6×6 | 3:39.84 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,067 / 1,349 |
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
- 23 Nov 2025Four personal bests in one day at Beijing Only 3x3 2025.
- 2 Mar 2024Three personal bests in one day at Hangzhou Spring 2024.
- 18 Nov 2023Four personal bests in one day at Chongqing Open 2023.
- 6 Apr 2019Four personal bests in one day at Yancheng Spring 2019.
- 4 Nov 2017First sub-15 3×3: 9.30 at Nanjing Autumn 2017.
- 4 Nov 2017First sub-10 3×3: 9.30 at Nanjing Autumn 2017.
Competitions
- Please Be Quiet Hefei 2026 · 10 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Xuzhou Zenith 2026 · 11 Apr 2026
- Yancheng Spring Open 2026 · 29 Mar 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Please Be Quiet Hefei 2025 · 21 Dec 2025
- Beijing Only 3x3 2025 · 23 Nov 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Vietnam Championship 2025 · 15 Aug 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Kansai Odd and BLD 2025 · 15 Jun 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Yancheng Open 2025 · 7 Jun 2025
- Please Be Quiet Shanghai 2025 · 12 Apr 2025
- Xuzhou Newcomers 2025 · 30 Mar 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Chengdu Spring Open 2025 · 8 Feb 2025
- Rubik's WCA Asian Championship 2024 · 1 Nov 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- FMC 2024 · 1 Jun 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Shenyang Spring 2024 · 5 Apr 2024
- Xuzhou Open 2024 · 30 Mar 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Hangzhou Spring 2024 · 2 Mar 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Changsha Open 2023 · 23 Dec 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Hefei Winter Open 2023 · 25 Nov 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Chongqing Open 2023 · 18 Nov 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Kunshan Side Events 2021 · 1 May 2021 — 1 personal best set
- Yancheng Spring 2019 · 6 Apr 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Hangzhou Open 2018 · 10 Nov 2018
- Wuxi Autumn 2018 · 20 Oct 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Suzhou Open 2018 · 5 Aug 2018
- Shanghai Winter 2018 · 20 Jan 2018
- Zhenjiang Open 2017 · 10 Dec 2017
- Nanjing Autumn 2017 · 4 Nov 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Yangzhou Open 2017 · 20 Aug 2017
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.
- Yifan Wang (王逸帆) — met in 74 rounds, finished ahead 28 times
- Yiheng Wang (王艺衡) — met in 45 rounds, finished ahead once
- Zhiyuan Ma (马之元) — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.43 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 blindfolded single — 166 people have one; it is 2.07 away.
Targets move as he improves.