People · Chinese Taipei
Kuan-Yu Chen (陳冠宇)
3×3 · top 2.2% of 288,433 all-time · competing since May 2021 · 2021CHEN44
Kuan-Yu Chen (陳冠宇) has been competing for 6 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.64, set at Maru Cube Day Taiwan 2026, puts him in the top 2.2% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 130th in Chinese Taipei. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since May 2021, he has put 157 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 74% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.65 in May 2021 to 7.64, a 40% improvement. He has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Chinese Taipei | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.64 | 9.94 | top 2.2% | 130 / 4,369 | |
| 4×4 | 33.86 | 41.56 | top 5.8% | 145 / 1,079 | |
| 5×5 | 1:04.08 | 1:06.27 | top 7.9% | 129 / 640 | |
| 7×7 | 3:08.27 | 3:17.74 | top 12.8% | 64 / 252 | |
| Square-1 | 13.68 | 20.94 | top 13.5% | 62 / 323 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.42 | 19.48 | top 13.7% | 187 / 805 | |
| 6×6 | 2:07.96 | 2:13.51 | top 14.6% | 86 / 293 | |
| 2×2 | 3.52 | 4.30 | top 20.5% | 514 / 1,671 | |
| Skewb | 5.42 | 7.56 | top 21.4% | 213 / 700 |
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
- 25 Jul 2026Four personal bests in one day at Maru Cube Day Taiwan 2026.
- 22 Jul 2023Six personal bests in one day at Maru Cube Day 2023.
- 11 Dec 2021First sub-10 3×3: 9.55 at Maru Cube Day 2021.
- 11 Dec 2021Three personal bests in one day at Maru Cube Day 2021.
- 9 May 2021First competition: Welcome Back Kaohsiung 2021. A 13.26 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Maru Cube Day Taiwan 2026 · 25 Jul 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Maru Cube Day 2023 · 22 Jul 2023 — 6 personal bests set
- Pingtung Summer Open 2022 · 13 Aug 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Maru Cube Day 2021 · 11 Dec 2021 — 3 personal bests set
- Welcome Back Kaohsiung 2021 · 9 May 2021 — 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.
- Chao-Che Chung (鍾肇哲) — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Shih-Hao Wang (王士豪) — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead once
- Rui Yu (余睿) — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 1.64 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,465 people have one; it is 3.86 away.
Targets move as he improves.