People · China
Yangyang Shen (沈炀炀)
3×3 blindfolded · top 1.4% of 12,178 all-time · competing since April 2024 · 2024SHEN10
Yangyang Shen (沈炀炀) has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3 blindfolded: a personal-best single of 20.17, set at Quanzhou Blindfolded 2026, puts him in the top 1.4% of the 12,178 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 20th in China. Until November 2016, no official 3×3 blindfolded solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since April 2024, he has put 56 official solves on the record across four events. His 3×3 blindfolded best has come down from 28.75 in April 2024 to 20.17, a 30% improvement. Yangyang 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 blindfolded | 20.17 | 27.00 | top 1.4% | 20 / 1,183 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 15 of 17 cubes · 51:57 | — | early days — 3 solves | 31 / 278 | |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 3:50.61 | — | top 13.6% | 29 / 149 | |
| 2×2 | 3.90 | 5.40 | top 25.2% | 4,238 / 15,796 |
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 blindfolded. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 31 May 2026Four personal bests in one day at Quanzhou Blindfolded 2026.
- 12 Apr 2025Three personal bests in one day at Please Be Quiet Shanghai 2025.
- 14 Apr 2024First competition: Kunshan Open 2024.
Competitions
- Xianju Bayberry 2026 · 20 Jun 2026
- Quanzhou Blindfolded 2026 · 31 May 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Xianju NxN 2026 · 7 Mar 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Taizhou Open 2025 · 26 Jul 2025
- Please Be Quiet Shanghai 2025 · 12 Apr 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Hangzhou Open 2024 · 15 Dec 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Big n Blind n Clock Xianju 2024 · 31 Aug 2024
- Kunshan Open 2024 · 14 Apr 2024 — 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.
- Yifan Wang (王逸帆) — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Ziyi Xu (徐梓翼) — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
- Liang Chen (陈樑) — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
Next targets
- A sub-20 3×3 blindfolded single — 166 people have one; it is 0.17 away.
- A sub-3:00 4×4 blindfolded single — 172 people have one; it is 50.61 away.
Targets move as he improves.