People · China
Xiaohan Yan (闫小晗)
7×7 · top 2.6% of 14,226 all-time · competing since January 2017 · 2017YANX01
Xiaohan Yan (闫小晗) has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 7×7: a personal-best single of 2:22.18, set at Xuzhou Zenith 2026, puts him in the top 2.6% of the 14,226 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 48th in China. Until July 2016, no official 7×7 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 16 competitions since January 2017, he has put 503 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 52% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.42 in January 2017 to 8.63, a 31% improvement. Xiaohan has entered 16 competitions, more competitions than 96% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7×7 | 2:22.18 | 2:39.78 | top 2.6% | 48 / 1,261 | |
| 5×5 | 53.50 | 59.19 | top 2.9% | 124 / 2,816 | |
| 3×3 | 8.63 | 9.51 | top 4.0% | 1,523 / 28,153 | |
| 6×6 | 1:44.80 | 1:49.26 | top 5.4% | 119 / 1,349 | |
| 2×2 | 2.11 | 3.90 | top 5.5% | 770 / 15,796 | |
| 4×4 | 35.89 | 39.74 | top 7.6% | 776 / 5,926 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.82 | 18.85 | top 9.8% | 951 / 5,922 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 29 moves | 39.33 | top 12.2% | 122 / 1,058 | |
| Skewb | 4.91 | 8.38 | top 17.4% | 1,087 / 5,004 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.22 | 8.82 | top 29.7% | 3,271 / 10,224 | |
| Megaminx | 1:53.87 | 2:09.95 | top 42.5% | 1,194 / 1,678 |
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
- 4 Apr 2025Three personal bests in one day at Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2025.
- 24 Aug 2019Three personal bests in one day at Xi'an 10th Anniversary 2019.
- 23 Mar 2019Three personal bests in one day at Hefei Spring 2019.
- 24 Nov 2018Five personal bests in one day at Wuhu Open 2018.
- 2 Oct 2018First sub-10 3×3: 8.63 at China Championship 2018.
- 2 Oct 2018Six personal bests in one day at China Championship 2018.
Competitions
- Hefei August Open 2026 · 15 Aug 2026
- Xuzhou Zenith 2026 · 11 Apr 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Zhengzhou Summer I 2025 · 23 Aug 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2025 · 4 Apr 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Huzhou Open 2024 · 30 Mar 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Shandong Open 2019 · 4 Oct 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Xi'an 10th Anniversary 2019 · 24 Aug 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- AHAU Open 2019 · 19 May 2019
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2019 · 13 Apr 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Hefei Spring 2019 · 23 Mar 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Wuhu Open 2018 · 24 Nov 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- China Championship 2018 · 2 Oct 2018 — 6 personal bests set
- Cross-strait FMC 2018 · 4 Aug 2018 — 1 personal best set
- China Championship 2017 · 28 Jul 2017 — 6 personal bests set
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2017 · 2 Apr 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Xi'an New Year 2017 · 2 Jan 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.
- Anyu Zhang (张安宇) — met in 52 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Yusheng Du (杜宇生) — met in 46 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Sheng Cao (曹晟) — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-2:00 7×7 single — 83 people have one; it is 22.18 away.
- A sub-50 5×5 single — 713 people have one; it is 3.50 away.
Targets move as he improves.