People · China
Yiyao Xie (谢奕尧)
2×2 · top 36.9% of 186,767 all-time · competing since March 2019 · 2019XIEY01
Yiyao Xie (谢奕尧) has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 4.81, set at Guangdong Open - Revival & Rival 2026, puts him in the top 36.9% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 6,352nd in China. Across 7 competitions since March 2019, he has put 63 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 4 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 1:48.85 in March 2019 to 21.99, an 80% improvement. Yiyao 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 4.81 | 8.51 | top 36.9% | 6,352 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 | 21.99 | 26.27 | top 45.4% | 15,045 / 28,153 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.87 | 19.08 | top 59.6% | 6,138 / 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
- 6 Feb 2026First sub-30 3×3: 21.99 at Guangdong Open - Revival & Rival 2026.
- 26 Nov 2023Three personal bests in one day at Shenzhen Youth Open 2023.
- 1 May 2021First sub-60 3×3: 44.47 at Guangdong Open 2021.
- 2 Mar 2019First competition: Shenzhen 3x3 Days 2019. A 1:48.85 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Guangdong Open - Revival & Rival 2026 · 6 Feb 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Shenzhen Youth Open 2023 · 26 Nov 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Guangdong Open 2021 · 1 May 2021 — 2 personal bests set
- Zhongshan NxN Speedcubing 2019 · 27 Oct 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Zhongshan Children's Cube Day 2019 · 1 Jun 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- GDSY Open 2019 · 23 Mar 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Shenzhen 3x3 Days 2019 · 2 Mar 2019
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.
- Xusheng Hong (洪旭升) — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ruohan Qiu (邱若寒) — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
- Zicong Weng (翁子聪) — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.81 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 1.99 away.
Targets move as he improves.