People · China
Jiaye Cheng (程嘉烨)
3×3 blindfolded · top 1.8% of 12,334 all-time · competing since February 2026 · 2026CHEN19
Jiaye Cheng (程嘉烨) has been competing for 9 months. His best event is the 3×3 blindfolded: a personal-best single of 21.16, set at Beijing Autumn Begins 2026, puts him in the top 1.8% of the 12,334 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 26th in China. Until October 2015, no official 3×3 blindfolded solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since February 2026, he has put 103 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 8% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. Jiaye 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 blindfolded | 21.16 | 28.55 | top 1.8% | 26 / 1,184 | |
| 3×3 | 9.73 | 11.53 | top 6.8% | 2,681 / 28,499 | |
| 5×5 blindfolded | 6:07.17 | — | early days — 2 solves | 8 / 97 | |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 2:53.42 | — | early days — 3 solves | 19 / 149 | |
| 4×4 | 36.54 | 40.49 | top 8.3% | 875 / 5,999 | |
| Skewb | 3.94 | 7.79 | top 10.5% | 638 / 5,030 | |
| 5×5 | 1:14.52 | 1:25.10 | top 15.0% | 750 / 2,857 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.20 | 19.76 | top 15.7% | 1,561 / 5,994 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 13 of 17 cubes · 54:44 | — | early days — 1 solve | 55 / 279 | |
| Clock | 10.42 | 11.64 | top 27.0% | 649 / 1,887 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.94 | 9.30 | top 27.4% | 3,100 / 10,269 | |
| 7×7 | 4:22.70 | — | early days — 1 solve | 748 / 1,274 |
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 2026First competition: Guangdong Open - Revival & Rival 2026. A 9.73 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Beijing Autumn Rivalry 2026 · 1 Oct 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Beijing Autumn Begins 2026 · 22 Aug 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Please Don't DNF Beijing 2026 · 16 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- 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.
- Min Wu (吴民) — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
- Tianyu Zhao (赵天愉) — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Lingxiao Li (李凌霄) — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-20 3×3 blindfolded single — 176 people have one; it is 1.16 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.73 away.
Targets move as he improves.