People · China
Yiyang Chen (陈奕阳)
3×3 one-handed · top 8.0% of 73,695 all-time · competing since May 2017 · 2017CHEN98
Yiyang Chen (陈奕阳) has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3 one-handed: a personal-best single of 14.95, set at Guangdong Open - Revival & Rival 2026, puts him in the top 8.0% of the 73,695 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 777th in China. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 one-handed solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since May 2017, he has put 40 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.31 in May 2017 to 10.34, a 22% improvement. Yiyang has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 one-handed | 14.95 | 17.59 | top 8.0% | 777 / 5,922 | |
| 3×3 | 10.34 | 12.59 | top 8.5% | 3,317 / 28,153 | |
| 4×4 | 1:12.14 | — | early days — 2 solves | 4,449 / 5,926 |
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 May 2017First competition: Zhuhai Open 2017. A 15.02 3×3 single to start from.
- 29 May 2017First sub-15 3×3: 13.31 at Zhuhai Open 2017.
Competitions
- Zhuhai Pi Day 2026 · 14 Mar 2026
- Guangdong Open - Revival & Rival 2026 · 6 Feb 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Jieyang Open 2018 · 12 Aug 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Zhuhai Open 2017 · 29 May 2017 — 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.
- Yiyun Chen (陈毅昀) — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Ming Zheng (郑鸣) — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Xusheng Hong (洪旭升) — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 one-handed single — 2,187 people have one; it is 2.95 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.34 away.
Targets move as he improves.