People · China
Xudong Yan (闫煦东)
7×7 · top 3.4% of 14,226 all-time · competing since May 2011 · 2011YANX01
Xudong Yan (闫煦东) has been competing for 15 years. His best event is the 7×7: a personal-best single of 2:27.59, set at Xi'an Open 2026, puts him in the top 3.4% of the 14,226 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 64th in China. Until July 2015, no official 7×7 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since May 2011, he has put 131 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 50.81 in May 2011 to 11.21, a 78% improvement. Xudong has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% 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 | 2:27.59 | 2:37.67 | top 3.4% | 64 / 1,261 | |
| 5×5 | 1:06.30 | 1:11.55 | top 9.2% | 443 / 2,816 | |
| 6×6 | 1:59.42 | 2:06.11 | top 10.8% | 228 / 1,349 | |
| 3×3 | 11.21 | 12.62 | top 11.1% | 4,365 / 28,153 | |
| 4×4 | 42.25 | 49.02 | top 14.8% | 1,599 / 5,926 | |
| 2×2 | 4.52 | 7.21 | top 33.2% | 5,696 / 15,796 | |
| Skewb | 9.79 | 20.02 | top 53.6% | 2,986 / 5,004 | |
| Pyraminx | 14.72 | 15.39 | top 80.8% | 7,991 / 10,224 |
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.
- 3 Aug 2024Four personal bests in one day at Xi'an Open 2024.
- 11 Apr 2021First sub-15 3×3: 12.80 at Xi'an Cherry Blossom PM 2021.
- 1 Jan 2020First sub-30 3×3: 16.24 at Xi'an New Year 2020.
- 1 Jan 2020First sub-20 3×3: 16.24 at Xi'an New Year 2020.
- 1 May 2011First competition: Floating Clouds Open 2011. A 50.81 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Xi'an Open 2026 · 22 Aug 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2025 · 4 Apr 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Xi'an Open 2024 · 3 Aug 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Xi'an Open 2023 · 24 Dec 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom PM 2021 · 11 Apr 2021 — 1 personal best set
- Xi'an New Year 2020 · 1 Jan 2020 — 2 personal bests set
- Floating Clouds Open 2011 · 1 May 2011
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.
- Haonan Su (苏浩楠) — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Ziyu Wu (吴子钰) — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
- Yusheng Du (杜宇生) — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-2:00 7×7 single — 83 people have one; it is 27.59 away.
- A sub-1:00 5×5 single — 2,252 people have one; it is 6.30 away.
Targets move as he improves.