People · China
Yang Shi (石杨)
3×3 · top 3.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2014 · 2014SHIY01
Yang Shi (石杨) has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.59, set at Shenyang Autumn 2025, puts him in the top 3.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,491st in China. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since December 2014, he has put 193 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 83% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 25.08 in December 2014 to 8.59, a 66% improvement. Yang has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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 | 8.59 | 10.62 | top 3.9% | 1,491 / 28,153 | |
| Skewb | 5.04 | 6.28 | top 18.5% | 1,149 / 5,004 | |
| 2×2 | 3.53 | 4.34 | top 20.6% | 3,381 / 15,796 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.34 | 7.37 | top 22.5% | 2,574 / 10,224 | |
| 4×4 | 1:04.62 | 1:32.61 | top 41.3% | 3,966 / 5,926 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 32.22 | 40.43 | top 51.6% | 4,431 / 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, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 13 Apr 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.03 at Shenyang Spring 2025.
- 16 Sep 2024Three personal bests in one day at Dalian Open 2024.
- 5 Apr 2024Five personal bests in one day at Shenyang Spring 2024.
- 30 Jun 2019Three personal bests in one day at Shenyang Open 2019.
- 2 Oct 2018First sub-20 3×3: 12.24 at China Championship 2018.
- 2 Oct 2018First sub-15 3×3: 12.24 at China Championship 2018.
Competitions
- Shenyang Autumn 2025 · 21 Sep 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Shenyang Spring 2025 · 13 Apr 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Dalian Open 2024 · 16 Sep 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Shenyang Spring 2024 · 5 Apr 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Shenyang Open 2019 · 30 Jun 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- China Championship 2018 · 2 Oct 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Qinhuangdao Open 2015 · 16 May 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Shenyang Open 2014 · 14 Dec 2014
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.
- Sheng Cao (曹晟) — met in 24 rounds, never finished ahead
- Heyu Fu (付荷语) — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Chunxiao Li (李春啸) — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.59 away.
- A sub-5 Skewb single — 13,285 people have one; it is 0.04 away.
Targets move as he improves.