People · China
Rui Yang (杨睿)
3×3 blindfolded · top 6.5% of 12,334 all-time · competing since May 2009 · 2009YANG06
Rui Yang (杨睿) has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 3×3 blindfolded: a personal-best single of 38.71, set at Love is Blind UMBC 2026, puts him in the top 6.5% of the 12,334 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 112th in China. Until August 2009, no official 3×3 blindfolded solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since May 2009, he has put 217 official solves on the record across 15 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 98% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.80 in May 2009 to 9.87, a 33% improvement. Rui 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 | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 blindfolded | 38.71 | 45.72 | top 6.5% | 112 / 1,184 | |
| 3×3 | 9.87 | 12.27 | top 7.1% | 2,825 / 28,499 | |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 3:49.37 | — | early days — 3 solves | 28 / 149 | |
| 4×4 | 46.13 | 53.32 | top 19.8% | 2,167 / 5,999 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 8 of 8 cubes · 30:19 | — | early days — 2 solves | 59 / 279 | |
| 5×5 blindfolded | 10:20.00 | — | top 22.8% | 27 / 97 | |
| 2×2 | 4.19 | 4.89 | top 29.0% | 5,011 / 15,939 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.58 | 28.14 | top 33.2% | 3,232 / 5,994 | |
| 5×5 | 1:37.52 | 1:53.68 | top 33.5% | 1,547 / 2,857 | |
| 6×6 | 2:46.10 | 2:47.18 | top 34.1% | 724 / 1,363 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.93 | 8.72 | top 35.6% | 3,920 / 10,269 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 37 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 415 / 1,071 | |
| 7×7 | 4:27.90 | 6:46.67 | top 40.6% | 773 / 1,274 | |
| Square-1 | 37.47 | 55.69 | top 62.1% | 1,051 / 1,373 | |
| Clock | 38.66 | 49.89 | top 92.5% | 1,816 / 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
- 15 Feb 2026Four personal bests in one day at Love is Blind UMBC 2026.
- 2 Nov 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.87 at Penn Cube Day Fall 2025.
- 2 Nov 2025Three personal bests in one day at Penn Cube Day Fall 2025.
- 3 May 2025Three personal bests in one day at King of Prussia Spring 2025.
- 20 Dec 2009Nine personal bests in one day at Beijing Winter 2009.
- 16 Aug 2009Five personal bests in one day at Beijing Summer Open 2009.
Competitions
- Penn Cube Day Spring 2026 · 22 Mar 2026
- Love is Blind UMBC 2026 · 15 Feb 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Penn Cube Day Fall 2025 · 2 Nov 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Slow N Steady UMD Fall 2025 · 27 Sep 2025 — 1 personal best set
- King of Prussia Spring 2025 · 3 May 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Beijing Winter 2009 · 20 Dec 2009 — 9 personal bests set
- Beijing Summer Open 2009 · 16 Aug 2009 — 5 personal bests set
- Beijing Metropolis Open 2009 · 2 May 2009 — 4 personal bests 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.
- Fubo Wang (王富博) — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
- Yunqi Ouyang (欧阳韵奇) — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Baiqiang Dong (董百强) — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 20 times
Next targets
- A sub-30 3×3 blindfolded single — 511 people have one; it is 8.71 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.87 away.
Targets move as he improves.