People · China
Hailun Hou (侯海论)
3×3 · top 5.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2024 · 2024HOUH03
Hailun Hou (侯海论) has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.35, set at Zhuhai Pi Day 2026, puts him in the top 5.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,207th in China. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since December 2024, he has put 217 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 71% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 10.87 in December 2024 to 9.35, a 14% improvement. Hailun has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% 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 | 9.35 | 10.98 | top 5.7% | 2,207 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 2.57 | 4.38 | top 9.6% | 1,445 / 15,796 | |
| 4×4 | 40.67 | 46.67 | top 12.9% | 1,391 / 5,926 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.99 | 7.93 | top 13.1% | 1,555 / 10,224 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.91 | 19.71 | top 14.8% | 1,462 / 5,922 | |
| Megaminx | 1:17.74 | 1:27.08 | top 20.4% | 611 / 1,678 | |
| Clock | 10.22 | 12.02 | top 26.2% | 602 / 1,843 | |
| 5×5 | 1:41.20 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,640 / 2,816 | |
| Skewb | 7.61 | 12.63 | top 38.3% | 2,289 / 5,004 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 38 moves | 51.33 | top 40.9% | 459 / 1,058 |
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
- 14 Mar 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.84 at Zhuhai Pi Day 2026.
- 6 Feb 2026Four personal bests in one day at Guangdong Open - Revival & Rival 2026.
- 9 Nov 2025Three personal bests in one day at Guangzhou Small Cubes 2025.
- 7 Dec 2024First competition: Shenzhen Open 2024. A 10.87 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- FMC World 2026 · 20 Jun 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Guangzhou Special 2026 · 19 Jun 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Foshan Open 2026 · 2 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Zhuhai Pi Day 2026 · 14 Mar 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Guangdong Open - Revival & Rival 2026 · 6 Feb 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- FMC Cubing China 2025 · 20 Dec 2025
- Guangzhou Small Cubes 2025 · 9 Nov 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Jiangmen Open 2025 · 24 Aug 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Zhuhai Open 2025 · 15 Jun 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Shenzhen Open 2024 · 7 Dec 2024
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.
- Wenqiang Yan (严文强) — met in 44 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Zijian Cai (蔡子健) — met in 44 rounds, finished ahead once
- Yang Pin Xiu (楊品修) — met in 40 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.35 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.57 away.
Targets move as he improves.