People · China
Kaien Peng (彭楷恩)
3×3 · top 2.1% of 288,433 all-time · competing since February 2026 · 2026PENG03
Kaien Peng (彭楷恩) has been competing for 9 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.55, set at Guangzhou GraDUAL 3x3 I 2026, puts him in the top 2.1% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 755th in China. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since February 2026, he has put 116 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 8.73 in February 2026 to 7.55, a 14% improvement. Kaien 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 | 7.55 | 8.86 | top 2.1% | 755 / 28,499 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 12.88 | 16.75 | top 4.3% | 387 / 5,994 | |
| 4×4 | 36.01 | 41.53 | top 7.8% | 820 / 5,999 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.43 | 6.22 | top 16.0% | 1,902 / 10,269 | |
| 2×2 | 3.34 | 4.00 | top 18.3% | 3,018 / 15,939 | |
| Clock | 10.89 | 17.65 | top 29.5% | 714 / 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
- 5 Oct 2026Six personal bests in one day at Guangzhou Grand Open 2026.
- 2 May 2026Three personal bests in one day at Foshan Open 2026.
- 6 Feb 2026First competition: Guangdong Open - Revival & Rival 2026. A 11.24 3×3 single to start from.
- 6 Feb 2026First sub-10 3×3: 8.73 at Guangdong Open - Revival & Rival 2026.
Competitions
- Guangzhou Grand Open 2026 · 5 Oct 2026 — 6 personal bests set
- Guangzhou GraDUAL 3x3 I 2026 · 5 Aug 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Foshan Open 2026 · 2 May 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Guangdong Open - Revival & Rival 2026 · 6 Feb 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 his.
- You Wu (吴悠) — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Guo Yang (杨果) — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Yueshan Yang (杨悦山) — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 1.55 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 one-handed single — 2,239 people have one; it is 0.88 away.
Targets move as he improves.