People · China
Jiayi Song (宋稼毅)
5×5 · top 4.8% of 41,402 all-time · competing since August 2024 · 2024SONG19
Jiayi Song (宋稼毅) has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 5×5: a personal-best single of 58.30, set at Zhengzhou Summer I 2025, puts him in the top 4.8% of the 41,402 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 235th in China. Until October 2011, no official 5×5 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since August 2024, he has put 232 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. Jiayi has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% 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 | 58.30 | 1:06.67 | top 4.8% | 235 / 2,857 | |
| 3×3 | 9.22 | 11.55 | top 5.4% | 2,128 / 28,499 | |
| 7×7 | 2:42.37 | 2:47.73 | top 6.1% | 126 / 1,274 | |
| 6×6 | 1:46.87 | 1:54.36 | top 6.2% | 140 / 1,363 | |
| 4×4 | 36.71 | 40.64 | top 8.5% | 891 / 5,999 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.41 | 9.95 | top 15.9% | 1,884 / 10,269 | |
| Megaminx | 1:13.40 | 1:29.57 | top 17.7% | 547 / 1,693 | |
| Skewb | 5.38 | 9.74 | top 21.1% | 1,324 / 5,030 | |
| 2×2 | 4.46 | 5.30 | top 32.5% | 5,637 / 15,939 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.79 | 28.03 | top 36.4% | 3,473 / 5,994 | |
| Square-1 | 34.31 | — | top 57.3% | 983 / 1,373 | |
| Clock | 17.80 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,353 / 1,887 |
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
- 1 Oct 2026Four personal bests in one day at Beijing Autumn Rivalry 2026.
- 1 May 2026Four personal bests in one day at Start of Summer Beijing 2026.
- 23 Aug 2025Three personal bests in one day at Zhengzhou Summer I 2025.
- 4 Apr 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.66 at Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2025.
- 4 Apr 2025Four personal bests in one day at Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2025.
- 18 Aug 2024First competition: Guangzhou Big Cubes 2024.
Competitions
- Beijing Autumn Rivalry 2026 · 1 Oct 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Start of Summer Beijing 2026 · 1 May 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Xuzhou Zenith 2026 · 11 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Zhengzhou Zeal 2025 · 28 Dec 2025
- Zhengzhou Summer I 2025 · 23 Aug 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2025 · 4 Apr 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Guangzhou Big Cubes 2024 · 18 Aug 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.
- Chenhao Ma (马晨皓) — met in 41 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Ziyu Wu (吴子钰) — met in 38 rounds, never finished ahead
- An Li (李安) — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-50 5×5 single — 733 people have one; it is 8.30 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.22 away.
Targets move as he improves.