People · China
Haoyuan Lu (卢昊元)
4×4 · top 2.3% of 83,917 all-time · competing since April 2025 · 2025LUHA01
Haoyuan Lu (卢昊元) has been competing for a year. His best event is the 4×4: a personal-best single of 29.08, set at Guangdong Open - Revival & Rival 2026, puts him in the top 2.3% of the 83,917 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 218th in China. Until April 2012, no official 4×4 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since April 2025, he has put 124 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 10.48 in April 2025 to 8.54, a 19% improvement. Haoyuan 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4×4 | 29.08 | 33.81 | top 2.3% | 218 / 5,926 | |
| 5×5 | 55.87 | 1:06.42 | top 3.7% | 169 / 2,816 | |
| 3×3 | 8.54 | 10.39 | top 3.8% | 1,447 / 28,153 | |
| 6×6 | 1:42.34 | 1:53.00 | top 4.6% | 95 / 1,349 | |
| 2×2 | 2.54 | 4.66 | top 9.3% | 1,383 / 15,796 | |
| 7×7 | 3:07.20 | 3:11.91 | top 12.5% | 247 / 1,261 | |
| Megaminx | 1:19.09 | 1:24.57 | top 21.2% | 642 / 1,678 |
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
- 6 Feb 2026Four personal bests in one day at Guangdong Open - Revival & Rival 2026.
- 25 Oct 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.78 at Beijing University Cube League 2025.
- 25 Oct 2025Five personal bests in one day at Beijing University Cube League 2025.
- 4 Apr 2025First competition: Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2025. A 10.48 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2026 · 4 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Guangdong Open - Revival & Rival 2026 · 6 Feb 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Beijing University Cube League 2025 · 25 Oct 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2025 · 4 Apr 2025
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.
- Xuyi Wang (汪绪奕) — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead once
- Yusheng Du (杜宇生) — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead once
- Tianlan Geng (耿天澜) — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-25 4×4 single — 588 people have one; it is 4.08 away.
- A sub-50 5×5 single — 713 people have one; it is 5.87 away.
Targets move as he improves.