People · China
Mingyi Jin (金明艺)
2×2 · top 7.9% of 186,767 all-time · competing since April 2025 · 2025JINM02
Mingyi Jin (金明艺) has been competing for a year. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.39, set at Shenyang Autumn 2025, puts him in the top 7.9% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,135th in China. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since April 2025, he has put 39 official solves on the record across three events. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.93 in April 2025 to 11.61, a 27% improvement. Mingyi 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.39 | 4.01 | top 7.9% | 1,135 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 | 11.61 | 14.99 | top 12.5% | 4,958 / 28,153 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.63 | 7.42 | top 17.3% | 2,010 / 10,224 |
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
- 21 Sep 2025Three personal bests in one day at Shenyang Autumn 2025.
- 20 Jul 2025First sub-15 3×3: 13.57 at Harbin Open 2025.
- 13 Apr 2025First competition: Shenyang Spring 2025. A 15.93 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Shenyang Autumn 2025 · 21 Sep 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Harbin Open 2025 · 20 Jul 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Shenyang Spring 2025 · 13 Apr 2025
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.
- Haochen Xu (徐昊宸) — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Zichen Xia (夏紫晨) — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Yixuan Xing (邢奕轩) — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.39 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.61 away.
Targets move as he improves.