People · China
Yijin Wang (王奕锦)
3×3 · top 2.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2023 · 2023WANY05
Yijin Wang (王奕锦) has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.99, set at Dalian Open 2024, puts him in the top 2.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,000th in China. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since December 2023, he has put 177 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 91% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. Yijin has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% 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 | 7.99 | 10.00 | top 2.8% | 1,000 / 28,153 | |
| 4×4 | 35.72 | 39.23 | top 7.4% | 749 / 5,926 | |
| Skewb | 3.83 | 9.20 | top 9.8% | 572 / 5,004 | |
| Megaminx | 1:01.55 | 1:14.58 | top 10.8% | 286 / 1,678 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.56 | 21.79 | top 11.5% | 1,126 / 5,922 | |
| 5×5 | 1:11.74 | 1:17.36 | top 12.9% | 632 / 2,816 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.09 | 7.11 | top 13.7% | 1,629 / 10,224 | |
| 2×2 | 3.38 | 4.00 | top 18.7% | 3,056 / 15,796 | |
| 6×6 | 2:30.88 | 2:48.85 | top 26.0% | 565 / 1,349 | |
| Clock | 11.74 | 13.87 | top 33.7% | 806 / 1,843 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:10.06 | — | early days — 2 solves | 763 / 1,183 |
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 Aug 2026Three personal bests in one day at Xi'an Open 2026.
- 16 Sep 2024Four personal bests in one day at Dalian Open 2024.
- 17 Dec 2023First competition: Shenyang Open 2023. A 11.46 3×3 single to start from.
- 17 Dec 2023First sub-10 3×3: 8.50 at Shenyang Open 2023.
Competitions
- Xi'an Open 2026 · 22 Aug 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Beijing University Cube League 2025 · 25 Oct 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Dalian Open 2024 · 16 Sep 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Dandong Yalu River Open 2024 · 29 Jun 2024
- Shenyang Spring 2024 · 5 Apr 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Fushun Open 2024 · 28 Jan 2024
- Shenyang Open 2023 · 17 Dec 2023 — 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.
- Qihang Guo (郭启航) — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Kaixi Guo (郭铠希) — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Heyu Fu (付荷语) — met in 25 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.99 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 5.72 away.
Targets move as he improves.