People · Canada
Kevin Tian
3×3 · top 7.1% of 288,433 all-time · competing since April 2013 · 2013TIAN01
Kevin Tian has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.86, set at Late in Larchmont 2026, puts him in the top 7.1% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 671st in Canada. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since April 2013, he has put 76 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 86% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.47 in April 2013 to 9.86, a 32% improvement. Kevin has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.86 | 11.28 | top 7.1% | 671 / 10,502 | |
| 2×2 | 5.07 | 6.07 | top 40.3% | 2,842 / 7,245 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:49.13 | — | early days — 1 solve | 181 / 362 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.21 | 13.63 | top 62.0% | 3,070 / 4,913 |
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
- 16 Sep 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.86 at Late in Larchmont 2026.
- 6 Apr 2013First competition: Cornell Open Spring 2013. A 14.56 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Late in Larchmont 2026 · 16 Sep 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Manhattan Mini AM 2026 · 22 Aug 2026
- NYU Spring 2026 · 5 Apr 2026
- Brooklyn Waldorf Winter 2025 · 7 Dec 2025
- Empire State Fall 2019 · 12 Oct 2019
- Doylestown Spring 2015 · 25 Apr 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Cornell Open Spring 2014 · 27 Apr 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Cornell Open Spring 2013 · 6 Apr 2013 — 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.
- Kian Barry — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Corey Sakowski — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead once
- Evan Liu — met in 8 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.86 away.
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 74,472 people have one; it is 0.07 away.
Targets move as he improves.