People · China
Shu Yang (杨恕)
3×3 · top 2.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2016 · 2016YANG13
Shu Yang (杨恕) has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.69, set at Shenyang Open 2023, puts him in the top 2.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 814th in China. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since April 2016, he has put 128 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, steadier than 98% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.36 in April 2016 to 7.69, a 64% improvement. Shu 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 | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.69 | 10.34 | top 2.3% | 814 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 2.41 | 3.10 | top 8.0% | 1,173 / 15,796 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.69 | 6.53 | top 11.3% | 1,357 / 10,224 | |
| Skewb | 7.81 | 11.20 | top 39.8% | 2,372 / 5,004 | |
| 4×4 | 1:03.91 | 1:05.77 | top 40.6% | 3,909 / 5,926 | |
| Megaminx | 2:34.49 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,475 / 1,678 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:04.88 | — | early days — 1 solve | 949 / 1,183 |
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
- 17 Dec 2023First sub-10 3×3: 7.69 at Shenyang Open 2023.
- 5 Aug 2018Four personal bests in one day at Shenyang Summer 2018.
- 28 Jan 2018Five personal bests in one day at Fushun Open 2018.
- 11 Dec 2016First sub-20 3×3: 13.65 at Shenyang Winter 2016.
- 11 Dec 2016First sub-15 3×3: 13.65 at Shenyang Winter 2016.
- 11 Dec 2016Four personal bests in one day at Shenyang Winter 2016.
Competitions
- Shenyang Open 2023 · 17 Dec 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Shenyang Summer 2018 · 5 Aug 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Fushun Open 2018 · 28 Jan 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Shenyang Winter 2016 · 11 Dec 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Shenyang Open 2016 · 23 Apr 2016 — 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.
- Sheng Cao (曹晟) — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead once
- Xiaojian Li (李晓健) — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Chunxiao Li (李春啸) — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.69 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.41 away.
Targets move as he improves.