People · Chinese Taipei
Ping-Yen Hsieh (謝秉諺)
3×3 · top 3.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2022 · 2022HSIE03
Ping-Yen Hsieh (謝秉諺) has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.23, set at Maru Cube Day Taiwan 2024, puts him in the top 3.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 178th in Chinese Taipei. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 13 competitions since November 2022, he has put 295 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 58% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.03 in November 2022 to 8.23, a 37% improvement. He has entered 13 competitions, more competitions than 94% 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 | 8.23 | 9.99 | top 3.2% | 178 / 4,213 | |
| 2×2 | 1.82 | 3.24 | top 3.7% | 91 / 1,669 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.04 | 18.89 | top 10.3% | 147 / 802 | |
| 4×4 | 43.33 | 45.43 | top 16.2% | 358 / 1,078 | |
| Skewb | 5.87 | 8.52 | top 24.8% | 240 / 699 | |
| 5×5 | 1:45.49 | — | early days — 2 solves | 391 / 639 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 41 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 110 / 204 | |
| Megaminx | 2:23.68 | — | early days — 2 solves | 267 / 362 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.27 | 12.56 | top 62.4% | 724 / 1,016 |
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
- 3 Aug 2024Four personal bests in one day at Maru Cube Day Taiwan 2024.
- 25 May 2024Three personal bests in one day at Chien Kuo Cubing Party 2024.
- 3 Feb 2024First sub-10 3×3: 8.57 at HCHS Winter Open 2024.
- 3 Feb 2024Three personal bests in one day at HCHS Winter Open 2024.
- 5 Nov 2022First competition: Taoyuan Cubing Open 2022. A 13.03 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Taipei Summer Open 2025 · 28 Jun 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Taiwan Championship 2024 · 6 Dec 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Shin Kong Cube Open - New Taipei 2024 · 28 Sep 2024
- Maru Cube Day Taiwan 2024 · 3 Aug 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Chien Kuo Cubing Party 2024 · 25 May 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- HCHS Winter Open 2024 · 3 Feb 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Taoyuan Airport Cube Day 2023 · 11 Nov 2023
- Shin Kong Cube Open 2023 · 16 Sep 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Maru Cube Day 2023 · 22 Jul 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Taiwan Cubing Challenge 2023 · 18 Jun 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- CK Cubing Party 2023 · 27 May 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Taiwan Championship 2022 · 16 Dec 2022
- Taoyuan Cubing Open 2022 · 5 Nov 2022
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.
- Chuan-Chen Ho (何權宸) — met in 63 rounds, finished ahead 21 times
- Chun-Pao Ni (倪君寶) — met in 61 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
- Chao-Che Chung (鍾肇哲) — met in 61 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.23 away.
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.82 away.
Targets move as he improves.