People · China
Steve Yan
3×3 · top 7.1% of 288,433 all-time · competing since April 2023 · 2023YANS01
Steve Yan has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.86, set at Parla Open 2023, puts him in the top 7.1% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,817th in China. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 2 competitions since April 2023, he has put 86 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 18% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.60 in April 2023 to 9.86, a 32% improvement. Steve has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.86 | 15.05 | top 7.1% | 2,817 / 28,499 | |
| 2×2 | 3.56 | 6.52 | top 21.0% | 3,492 / 15,939 | |
| 4×4 | 1:08.52 | 1:18.23 | top 45.5% | 4,305 / 5,999 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 32.80 | 44.92 | top 53.0% | 4,565 / 5,994 | |
| Skewb | 10.18 | 13.14 | top 56.1% | 3,135 / 5,030 | |
| Square-1 | 41.53 | 48.90 | top 67.3% | 1,126 / 1,373 | |
| Pyraminx | 13.25 | 19.32 | top 74.3% | 7,444 / 10,269 | |
| 5×5 | 3:13.35 | 3:34.50 | top 82.3% | 2,742 / 2,857 | |
| Megaminx | 3:43.13 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,646 / 1,693 | |
| Clock | 45.55 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,859 / 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
- 1 Jul 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.86 at Parla Open 2023.
- 1 Jul 2023Seven personal bests in one day at Parla Open 2023.
- 15 Apr 2023First competition: Getafe Continúa 2023. A 14.60 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Parla Open 2023 · 1 Jul 2023 — 7 personal bests set
- Getafe Continúa 2023 · 15 Apr 2023
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.
- Jesús Lindo García — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Joel Santamaría Arriola — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Rodrigo Díaz — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.86 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.56 away.
Targets move as he improves.