People · China
Jin Yang (杨晋)
3×3 · top 7.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2008 · 2008YANG04
Jin Yang (杨晋) has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.08, set at Guangdong Open 2018, puts him in the top 7.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,001st in China. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since October 2008, he has put 207 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 57% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.55 in October 2008 to 10.08, a 39% improvement. Jin has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% 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 | 10.08 | 11.87 | top 7.7% | 3,001 / 28,153 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.41 | 16.97 | top 9.0% | 852 / 5,922 | |
| 4×4 | 39.20 | 42.76 | top 11.2% | 1,186 / 5,926 | |
| Megaminx | 1:10.16 | 1:12.32 | top 15.7% | 461 / 1,678 | |
| 5×5 | 1:18.60 | 1:26.75 | top 18.0% | 866 / 2,816 | |
| 6×6 | 2:31.23 | 2:51.26 | top 26.2% | 568 / 1,349 | |
| 7×7 | 3:52.84 | 4:02.56 | early days — 3 solves | 553 / 1,261 | |
| 2×2 | 4.19 | 4.47 | top 28.9% | 4,939 / 15,796 |
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
- 23 Mar 2019Four personal bests in one day at GDSY Open 2019.
- 30 Apr 2018Three personal bests in one day at Guangdong Open 2018.
- 10 Mar 2012Five personal bests in one day at Hefei Spring 2012.
- 14 May 2011Three personal bests in one day at Nanjing Spring 2011.
- 6 Dec 2009First sub-15 3×3: 11.47 at Nanjing Open 2009.
- 1 Oct 2008First competition: Guangdong Open 2008. A 17.03 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Foshan Open 2026 · 2 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Jiangmen Open 2025 · 24 Aug 2025 — 1 personal best set
- GDSY Open 2019 · 23 Mar 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Zhongshan NxN Speedcubing 2018 · 9 Sep 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Guangdong Open 2018 · 30 Apr 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Hefei Spring 2012 · 10 Mar 2012 — 5 personal bests set
- Nanjing Spring 2011 · 14 May 2011 — 3 personal bests set
- Nanjing Open 2009 · 6 Dec 2009 — 2 personal bests set
- Guangdong Open 2008 · 1 Oct 2008 — 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 his.
- Chan Tak Chuen (陳德泉) — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Yiwei Wang (王祎玮) — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Hongyuan Tang (唐鸿远) — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.08 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 5,987 people have one; it is 0.41 away.
Targets move as he improves.