People · China
Hongkai Wang (王鸿凯)
3×3 · top 9.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since March 2024 · 2024WANG49
Hongkai Wang (王鸿凯) has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.71, set at Taizhou Open 2025, puts him in the top 9.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,753rd in China. Until August 2006, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since March 2024, he has put 30 official solves on the record across two events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 33.68 in March 2024 to 10.71, a 68% improvement. Hongkai 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 | 10.71 | 13.39 | top 9.6% | 3,753 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 7.50 | 7.94 | top 64.3% | 10,709 / 15,796 |
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
- 15 Dec 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.71 at Hangzhou Open 2024.
- 21 Sep 2024First sub-30 3×3: 15.37 at Xuzhou Autumn 2024.
- 21 Sep 2024First sub-20 3×3: 15.37 at Xuzhou Autumn 2024.
- 30 Mar 2024First competition: Huzhou Open 2024. A 33.68 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Taizhou Open 2025 · 26 Jul 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Lishui Open 2025 · 25 May 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Hangzhou Open 2024 · 15 Dec 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Xuzhou Autumn 2024 · 21 Sep 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Huzhou Open 2024 · 30 Mar 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.
- Ruimin Yan (颜瑞民) — met in 5 rounds, finished ahead once
- Chenge Liu (刘晨舸) — met in 5 rounds, never finished ahead
- Xinyun Chen (陈新运) — met in 5 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.71 away.
- A sub-6 2×2 single — 95,042 people have one; it is 1.50 away.
Targets move as he improves.