People · China
Haoran Sheng (生浩然)
Skewb · top 1.7% of 73,281 all-time · competing since October 2019 · 2019SHEN23
Haoran Sheng (生浩然) has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 2.12, set at Rubik's WCA World Championship 2023, puts him in the top 1.7% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 78th in China. Until December 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since October 2019, he has put 105 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His Skewb best has come down from 9.94 in October 2019 to 2.12, a 79% improvement. Haoran has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 2.12 | 2.85 | top 1.7% | 78 / 5,004 | |
| 3×3 | 9.44 | 11.58 | top 5.9% | 2,294 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 2.37 | 3.61 | top 7.7% | 1,107 / 15,796 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.77 | 5.22 | top 11.8% | 1,413 / 10,224 |
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, Skewb. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 19 May 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.44 at Zibo Open 2024.
- 12 Aug 2023First sub-20 3×3: 10.51 at Rubik's WCA World Championship 2023.
- 12 Aug 2023First sub-15 3×3: 10.51 at Rubik's WCA World Championship 2023.
- 12 Aug 2023Four personal bests in one day at Rubik's WCA World Championship 2023.
- 4 Oct 2019First competition: Shandong Open 2019. A 26.36 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Zibo Open 2025 · 10 Aug 2025
- Zibo Open 2024 · 19 May 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Rubik's WCA World Championship 2023 · 12 Aug 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Shandong Open 2019 · 4 Oct 2019
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.
- Jinhan Wang (王金涵) — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Jiaxuan Jiang (蒋佳轩) — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Yunrui Peng (彭云瑞) — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Skewb single — 1,013 people have one; it is 0.12 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.44 away.
Targets move as he improves.