People · China
Hui Pan (潘晖)
5×5 · top 1.8% of 40,792 all-time · competing since February 2026 · 2026PANH01
Hui Pan (潘晖) has been competing for 7 months. His best event is the 5×5: a personal-best single of 50.24, set at Nanning Open 2026, puts him in the top 1.8% of the 40,792 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 75th in China. Until August 2014, no official 5×5 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since February 2026, he has put 59 official solves on the record across six events. His 5×5 best has come down from 57.47 in February 2026 to 50.24, a 13% improvement. Hui has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5×5 | 50.24 | 57.09 | top 1.8% | 75 / 2,816 | |
| 7×7 | 2:21.06 | 2:30.21 | top 2.5% | 45 / 1,261 | |
| 6×6 | 1:33.56 | 1:42.16 | early days — 3 solves | 43 / 1,349 | |
| 4×4 | 30.61 | 34.86 | top 3.2% | 322 / 5,926 | |
| 3×3 | 9.15 | 11.08 | top 5.2% | 1,995 / 28,153 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.99 | 17.15 | top 10.2% | 992 / 5,922 |
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, 5×5. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 23 Aug 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.67 at Nanning Open 2026.
- 23 Aug 2026Five personal bests in one day at Nanning Open 2026.
- 6 Feb 2026First competition: Guangdong Open - Revival & Rival 2026.
Competitions
- Nanning Open 2026 · 23 Aug 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Zhanjiang Open 2026 · 9 Aug 2026
- Guangdong Open - Revival & Rival 2026 · 6 Feb 2026
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.
- Xingyu Chen (陈星宇) — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Jihao Huang (黄继豪) — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Deying Ou (欧德颖) — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
Next targets
- A sub-50 5×5 single — 713 people have one; it is 0.24 away.
- A sub-2:00 7×7 single — 83 people have one; it is 21.06 away.
Targets move as he improves.