People · China
Runhua Ying (应润华)
3×3 · top 3.3% of 288,433 all-time · competing since August 2017 · 2017YING05
Runhua Ying (应润华) has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.29, set at Xi'an Open 2024, puts him in the top 3.3% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,277th in China. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since August 2017, he has put 166 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 93% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.62 in August 2017 to 8.29, a 66% improvement. Runhua has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% 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 | 8.29 | 10.15 | top 3.3% | 1,277 / 28,499 | |
| 2×2 | 2.20 | 4.01 | top 6.3% | 896 / 15,939 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.37 | 20.73 | top 8.9% | 874 / 5,994 | |
| 4×4 | 41.63 | 50.23 | top 14.1% | 1,558 / 5,999 | |
| 5×5 | 1:17.60 | 1:37.93 | top 17.3% | 858 / 2,857 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.67 | 7.70 | top 17.6% | 2,060 / 10,269 | |
| Megaminx | 1:37.87 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,011 / 1,693 | |
| Skewb | 9.58 | 10.88 | top 52.4% | 2,949 / 5,030 | |
| 6×6 | 3:26.30 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,001 / 1,363 | |
| 7×7 | 5:40.19 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,047 / 1,274 |
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
- 5 Jul 2026Four personal bests in one day at Weihai Open 2026.
- 3 Aug 2024First sub-10 3×3: 8.29 at Xi'an Open 2024.
- 3 Aug 2024Three personal bests in one day at Xi'an Open 2024.
- 11 Jul 2019First sub-15 3×3: 14.96 at WCA World Championship 2019.
- 11 Jul 2019Three personal bests in one day at WCA World Championship 2019.
- 30 Jun 2018First sub-20 3×3: 16.27 at SJTU Open 2018.
Competitions
- Beijing Autumn Rivalry 2026 · 1 Oct 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Shanghai Summer 2026 · 1 Aug 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Weihai Open 2026 · 5 Jul 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Zhengzhou Open 2024 · 8 Dec 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Xi'an Open 2024 · 3 Aug 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- WCA World Championship 2019 · 11 Jul 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Nanchang Medium & Small Cubes 2018 · 8 Jul 2018 — 1 personal best set
- SJTU Open 2018 · 30 Jun 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Yangzhou Open 2017 · 20 Aug 2017
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.
- Yifan Wang (王逸帆) — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Yusheng Du (杜宇生) — met in 18 rounds, never finished ahead
- Yiheng Wang (王艺衡) — met in 18 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.29 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.20 away.
Targets move as he improves.