People · China
Yichen Yuan
3×3 · top 8.6% of 288,433 all-time · competing since April 2023 · 2023YUAN05
Yichen Yuan has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.35, set at Maritimes 2025, puts him in the top 8.6% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,406th in China. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since April 2023, he has put 127 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.10 in April 2023 to 10.35, a 43% improvement. Yichen has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 10.35 | 13.28 | top 8.6% | 3,406 / 28,499 | |
| 2×2 | 2.88 | 4.71 | top 12.9% | 2,049 / 15,939 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.20 | 8.75 | top 21.5% | 2,484 / 10,269 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.61 | 29.75 | top 25.0% | 2,501 / 5,994 | |
| 4×4 | 1:01.36 | 1:06.18 | top 38.0% | 3,766 / 5,999 | |
| Megaminx | 2:24.26 | 3:09.03 | top 58.6% | 1,448 / 1,693 | |
| Square-1 | 58.38 | 1:05.19 | top 82.7% | 1,284 / 1,373 |
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
- 22 Feb 2025Three personal bests in one day at Maritimes 2025.
- 30 Jun 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.61 at Halifax Summer 2024.
- 30 Jun 2024Three personal bests in one day at Halifax Summer 2024.
- 25 Nov 2023Three personal bests in one day at Halifax Fall 2023.
- 1 Apr 2023First competition: Cubing in Cambridge 2023. A 18.10 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Maritimes 2025 · 22 Feb 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Halifax Summer 2024 · 30 Jun 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Halifax Fall 2023 · 25 Nov 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Halifax Favourites 2023 · 20 May 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing in Cambridge 2023 · 1 Apr 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.
- Liam Orovec — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Gavin Case — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Nathan Terpstra — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.35 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.88 away.
Targets move as he improves.