People · Netherlands
Wenxuan Sheng
3×3 · top 4.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2023 · 2023SHEN40
Wenxuan Sheng has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.83, set at Warm Up Lent 2026, puts him in the top 4.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 123rd in the Netherlands. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since November 2023, he has put 132 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 77% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.28 in November 2023 to 8.83, a 49% improvement. Wenxuan 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 | Netherlands | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.83 | 11.44 | top 4.5% | 123 / 2,294 | |
| 2×2 | 2.71 | 5.79 | top 11.0% | 234 / 1,665 | |
| Pyraminx | 12.23 | 19.08 | top 68.6% | 970 / 1,283 |
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
- 28 Jun 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.68 at Arnhem Open 2025.
- 15 Sep 2024First sub-15 3×3: 13.35 at Heerenveen Open 2024.
- 11 Nov 2023First competition: Zottegem Afternoon 2023. A 18.87 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Warm Up Lent 2026 · 10 Jul 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Leersum Open 2026 · 10 Jan 2026
- Pakje Open in Lent 2025 · 6 Dec 2025
- Rubik's Dutch Nationals 2025 · 5 Sep 2025
- Arnhem Open 2025 · 28 Jun 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Dutch Nationals 2024 · 15 Nov 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Heerenveen Open 2024 · 15 Sep 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Take Your Time Ermelo 2023 · 16 Dec 2023
- Zottegem Afternoon 2023 · 11 Nov 2023 — 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.
- Marc Dullemond — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Veerle Melis — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Mick Boekema — met in 24 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.83 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.71 away.
Targets move as he improves.