People · China
Jianyang Teng (滕剑阳)
2×2 · top 3.1% of 186,767 all-time · competing since November 2016 · 2016TENG03
Jianyang Teng (滕剑阳) has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.70, set at Kunshan Open 2019, puts him in the top 3.1% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 389th in China. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since November 2016, he has put 133 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 2×2 best has come down from 7.14 in November 2016 to 1.70, a 76% improvement. Jianyang 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.70 | 4.39 | top 3.1% | 389 / 15,796 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.79 | 7.85 | top 11.9% | 1,428 / 10,224 | |
| 3×3 | 13.46 | 14.97 | top 19.1% | 7,411 / 28,153 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.24 | 27.49 | top 29.4% | 2,859 / 5,922 | |
| Clock | 12.35 | 17.13 | top 36.7% | 880 / 1,843 | |
| Skewb | 10.20 | 14.76 | top 56.1% | 3,118 / 5,004 | |
| 4×4 | 1:25.01 | — | early days — 3 solves | 5,022 / 5,926 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 53 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 981 / 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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 1 Aug 2026Four personal bests in one day at Shanghai Summer 2026.
- 14 Apr 2024First sub-15 3×3: 13.90 at Kunshan Open 2024.
- 30 Jun 2018First sub-20 3×3: 16.68 at SJTU Open 2018.
- 30 Jun 2018Four personal bests in one day at SJTU Open 2018.
- 8 Jul 2017First sub-30 3×3: 24.50 at Changshu Open 2017.
- 8 Jul 2017Five personal bests in one day at Changshu Open 2017.
Competitions
- Shanghai Summer 2026 · 1 Aug 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Kunshan Open 2024 · 14 Apr 2024 — 1 personal best set
- FMC Asia 2019 · 7 Dec 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Kunshan Open 2019 · 20 Apr 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Wuxi Try to Get a Mean 2018 · 14 Jul 2018
- SJTU Open 2018 · 30 Jun 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Suzhou Open 2017 · 16 Sep 2017
- Changshu Open 2017 · 8 Jul 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- Shanghai Spring 2017 · 18 Mar 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Hangzhou Autumn 2016 · 19 Nov 2016
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.
- Yinghao Wang (王鹰豪) — met in 20 rounds, never finished ahead
- Lukas Shelley — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
- Yang Xia (夏洋) — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.70 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.79 away.
Targets move as he improves.