People · China
Yifeng Yuan (袁毅峰)
2×2 · top 14.0% of 186,767 all-time · competing since October 2013 · 2013YUAN04
Yifeng Yuan (袁毅峰) has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.98, set at Chengdu Open 2018, puts him in the top 14.0% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,191st in China. Across 11 competitions since October 2013, he has put 202 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 66% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.58 in October 2013 to 13.41, a 28% improvement. Yifeng 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 | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.98 | 4.98 | top 14.0% | 2,191 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 | 13.41 | 16.29 | top 18.9% | 7,353 / 28,153 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.77 | 31.95 | top 28.1% | 2,748 / 5,922 | |
| Skewb | 8.20 | 10.66 | top 42.8% | 2,517 / 5,004 | |
| 4×4 | 1:08.75 | — | early days — 2 solves | 4,250 / 5,926 | |
| Square-1 | 28.95 | 36.11 | top 47.5% | 810 / 1,362 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.55 | 12.68 | top 49.4% | 5,206 / 10,224 |
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
- 29 Apr 2018First sub-15 3×3: 14.20 at Chengdu Open 2018.
- 22 Jan 2017Three personal bests in one day at Dongguan Open 2017.
- 1 Oct 2013First competition: Guangdong Open 2013. A 18.58 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Huizhou 10th Anniversary 2024 · 28 Jul 2024
- Shenzhen Youth Open 2023 · 26 Nov 2023
- Dongguan Open 2019 · 13 Jan 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Chongqing Open 2018 · 8 Dec 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Chengdu Open 2018 · 29 Apr 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Chengdu Open 2017 · 29 Apr 2017
- Dongguan Open 2017 · 22 Jan 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Chongqing Open 2016 · 16 Jul 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Chengdu Open 2016 · 1 May 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Dongguan Open 2016 · 31 Jan 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Guangdong Open 2013 · 1 Oct 2013
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.
- Ming Zheng (郑鸣) — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Xusheng Hong (洪旭升) — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Jiazhou Li (李佳洲) — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.98 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.41 away.
Targets move as he improves.