People · China
Xiangbao Ren (任祥宝)
3×3 · top 5.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2018 · 2018RENX02
Xiangbao Ren (任祥宝) has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.05, set at Xuzhou Zenith 2026, puts him in the top 5.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,895th in China. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since August 2018, he has put 162 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 91% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 2×2 best has come down from 4.01 in August 2018 to 2.56, a 36% improvement. Xiangbao has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 9.05 | 12.21 | top 5.0% | 1,895 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 2.56 | 4.02 | top 9.5% | 1,424 / 15,796 | |
| Skewb | 4.89 | 6.62 | top 17.3% | 1,078 / 5,004 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.70 | 8.25 | top 17.8% | 2,055 / 10,224 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.25 | 24.67 | top 18.5% | 1,849 / 5,922 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 11 Apr 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.05 at Xuzhou Zenith 2026.
- 11 Apr 2026Three personal bests in one day at Xuzhou Zenith 2026.
- 8 Feb 2025Three personal bests in one day at Chengdu Spring Open 2025.
- 29 Jun 2024First sub-15 3×3: 12.13 at Dandong Yalu River Open 2024.
- 25 Aug 2018First competition: Qianjiang Summer Open 2018. A 16.85 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Xuzhou Zenith 2026 · 11 Apr 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Beijing Summer 2025 · 17 May 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Chengdu Spring Open 2025 · 8 Feb 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Beijing Winter 2025 · 4 Jan 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Dandong Yalu River Open 2024 · 29 Jun 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Qianjiang Summer Open 2018 · 25 Aug 2018
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.
- Xiang Li (李响) — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 19 times
- Ruimin Yan (颜瑞民) — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Aolin Tang (唐奥林) — met in 23 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.05 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.56 away.
Targets move as he improves.