People · China
Yingchao Wang (王颖超)
2×2 · top 6.7% of 189,179 all-time · competing since April 2015 · 2015WANG16
Yingchao Wang (王颖超) has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.26, set at Lanzhou Spring 2017, puts him in the top 6.7% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 966th in China. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since April 2015, he has put 88 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 21% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 41.23 in April 2015 to 13.89, a 66% improvement. Yingchao has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% 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 | 2.26 | 5.29 | top 6.7% | 966 / 15,939 | |
| 3×3 | 13.89 | 16.08 | top 20.7% | 8,114 / 28,499 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.81 | 10.58 | top 43.2% | 4,663 / 10,269 | |
| Skewb | 11.69 | — | early days — 3 solves | 3,496 / 5,030 | |
| Clock | 29.55 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,740 / 1,887 |
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
- 28 Jul 2017First sub-15 3×3: 13.90 at China Championship 2017.
- 1 Oct 2016First sub-20 3×3: 16.06 at Asian Championship 2016.
- 2 Oct 2015First sub-30 3×3: 25.72 at China Championship 2015.
- 4 Apr 2015First competition: Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2015. A 41.23 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Jiajiang Open 2026 · 25 Jul 2026
- Chongqing New Year 2025 · 12 Jan 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Chengdu Summer 2024 · 20 Jul 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Chengdu Flash Cube Open 2023 · 15 Oct 2023 — 1 personal best set
- China Championship 2017 · 28 Jul 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Lanzhou Spring 2017 · 22 Apr 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Asian Championship 2016 · 1 Oct 2016 — 1 personal best set
- China Championship 2015 · 2 Oct 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2015 · 4 Apr 2015
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.
- Jack Pan (潘杰康) — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
- Kaiyang Gao (高凯阳) — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead once
- Zijia Feng (冯子甲) — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.26 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 1.89 away.
Targets move as he improves.