People · China
Jiening Yang (杨杰宁)
3×3 · top 6.2% of 288,433 all-time · competing since January 2026 · 2026YANG02
Jiening Yang (杨杰宁) has been competing for 9 months. Her best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.53, set at Beijing Autumn Rivalry 2026, puts her in the top 6.2% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,446th in China. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since January 2026, she has put 26 official solves on the record across two events. Solve to solve, her 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. Her 3×3 best has come down from 11.88 in January 2026 to 9.53, a 20% improvement. Jiening 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.53 | 10.50 | top 6.2% | 2,446 / 28,499 | |
| Square-1 | 30.75 | — | early days — 1 solve | 884 / 1,373 |
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 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.53 at Beijing Autumn Rivalry 2026.
- 10 Jan 2026First competition: Beijing Winter 2026. A 14.21 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Beijing Autumn Rivalry 2026 · 1 Oct 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Start of Summer Beijing 2026 · 1 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Beijing Winter 2026 · 10 Jan 2026 — 1 personal best set
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 her.
- Harney Liu (劉峻熙) — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead once
- Chenhao Ma (马晨皓) — met in 6 rounds, never finished ahead
- Yiqin Sun (孙弋钦) — met in 6 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.53 away.
- A sub-30 Square-1 single — 12,685 people have one; it is 0.75 away.
Targets move as she improves.