People · Chinese Taipei
Yi-Chen Zhang (張翊宸)
3×3 · top 12.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since September 2023 · 2023ZHAN52
Yi-Chen Zhang (張翊宸) has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.66, set at BQHS Spring Open 2026, puts him in the top 12.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 771st in Chinese Taipei. Across 11 competitions since September 2023, he has put 170 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 53% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.11 in September 2023 to 11.66, a 39% improvement. He has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Chinese Taipei | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 11.66 | 14.44 | top 12.7% | 771 / 4,213 | |
| Skewb | 4.86 | 8.31 | top 17.1% | 174 / 699 | |
| 4×4 | 48.56 | 56.53 | top 22.8% | 459 / 1,078 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.90 | 12.06 | top 27.1% | 383 / 1,016 | |
| 2×2 | 4.06 | 6.18 | top 27.3% | 660 / 1,669 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.67 | 25.55 | top 27.8% | 362 / 802 | |
| 5×5 | 1:58.85 | — | top 48.6% | 459 / 639 | |
| Clock | 17.64 | — | early days — 2 solves | 252 / 366 |
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
- 18 Jul 2026Three personal bests in one day at Chien Kuo Cubing Party 2026.
- 18 Apr 2026Five personal bests in one day at BQHS Spring Open 2026.
- 13 Apr 2025Three personal bests in one day at BQHS Spring Open 2025.
- 28 Sep 2024First sub-15 3×3: 12.85 at Shin Kong Cube Open - New Taipei 2024.
- 16 Sep 2023First competition: Shin Kong Cube Open 2023. A 19.11 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Shin Kong Cube Open - New Taipei 2026 · 9 Aug 2026
- Chien Kuo Cubing Party 2026 · 18 Jul 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- BQHS Spring Open 2026 · 18 Apr 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Shin Kong Cube Open - New Taipei 2025 · 9 Nov 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Chien Kuo Cubing Party 2025 · 25 May 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Zhongshan Open 2025 · 3 May 2025
- BQHS Spring Open 2025 · 13 Apr 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Taiwan Championship 2024 · 6 Dec 2024
- Shin Kong Cube Open - New Taipei 2024 · 28 Sep 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Zhongshan Open 2024 · 4 May 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Shin Kong Cube Open 2023 · 16 Sep 2023
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.
- Chao-Che Chung (鍾肇哲) — met in 39 rounds, never finished ahead
- Wu Li (李悟) — met in 39 rounds, never finished ahead
- Chuan-Chen Ho (何權宸) — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.66 away.
- A sub-4 Skewb single — 7,977 people have one; it is 0.86 away.
Targets move as he improves.