People · China
Yichen Wang (王奕辰)
3×3 · top 2.3% of 288,433 all-time · competing since April 2024 · 2024WANG55
Yichen Wang (王奕辰) has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.71, set at Beijing Winter 2026, puts him in the top 2.3% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 853rd in China. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since April 2024, he has put 354 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 55% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 10.23 in April 2024 to 7.71, a 25% improvement. Yichen has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% 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 | 7.71 | 9.25 | top 2.3% | 853 / 28,499 | |
| Pyraminx | 2.77 | 3.61 | top 2.9% | 351 / 10,269 | |
| 2×2 | 2.22 | 3.55 | top 6.4% | 926 / 15,939 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 14.24 | 17.32 | top 6.6% | 653 / 5,994 | |
| Skewb | 3.72 | 7.11 | top 9.1% | 537 / 5,030 | |
| Square-1 | 12.39 | 18.93 | top 10.7% | 166 / 1,373 | |
| 4×4 | 40.65 | 50.80 | top 12.9% | 1,420 / 5,999 | |
| Megaminx | 1:13.80 | 1:38.39 | top 17.9% | 555 / 1,693 | |
| Clock | 9.66 | 12.09 | top 23.3% | 540 / 1,887 | |
| 5×5 | 1:29.36 | 1:38.84 | top 26.8% | 1,268 / 2,857 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 40 moves | 41.00 | top 48.5% | 571 / 1,071 | |
| 6×6 | 4:22.42 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,225 / 1,363 |
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
- 1 Oct 2026Five personal bests in one day at Beijing Autumn Rivalry 2026.
- 6 Feb 2026Three personal bests in one day at Guangdong Open - Revival & Rival 2026.
- 17 May 2025Five personal bests in one day at Beijing Summer 2025.
- 8 Feb 2025Four personal bests in one day at Chengdu Spring Open 2025.
- 1 Jun 2024First sub-10 3×3: 8.63 at Tianjin Open 2024.
- 5 Apr 2024First competition: Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2024. A 10.23 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Beijing Autumn Rivalry 2026 · 1 Oct 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Beijing Spring Open 2026 · 28 Mar 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Guangdong Open - Revival & Rival 2026 · 6 Feb 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Beijing Winter 2026 · 10 Jan 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Beijing Summer 2025 · 17 May 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Beijing Spring Open 2025 · 20 Apr 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Chengdu Spring Open 2025 · 8 Feb 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- FMC Cubing China 2024 · 14 Dec 2024
- Tianjin Open 2024 · 1 Jun 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2024 · 5 Apr 2024
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.
- Chenhao Ma (马晨皓) — met in 53 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Xiang Li (李响) — met in 51 rounds, finished ahead 40 times
- Jiazhou Li (李佳洲) — met in 46 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 1.71 away.
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,497 people have one; it is 0.77 away.
Targets move as he improves.