People · China
Yu Qian (钱宇)
3×3 · top 2.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2016 · 2016QIAN07
Yu Qian (钱宇) has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.61, set at Xuzhou Open 2024, puts him in the top 2.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 775th in China. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since October 2016, he has put 119 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 96% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.53 in October 2016 to 7.61, a 48% improvement. Yu 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 | 7.61 | 8.57 | top 2.1% | 775 / 28,153 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 11.50 | 13.73 | top 2.4% | 201 / 5,922 | |
| 4×4 | 32.97 | 35.34 | top 4.9% | 485 / 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
- 17 Dec 2023First sub-10 3×3: 8.52 at Shenyang Open 2023.
- 16 Oct 2016First competition: Nanjing Autumn 2016. A 14.53 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Hefei Cubing League 3x3 I 2026 · 20 May 2026
- Beijing Only 3x3 2025 · 23 Nov 2025
- Beijing Winter 2025 · 4 Jan 2025
- Xuzhou Open 2024 · 30 Mar 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Hangzhou Spring 2024 · 2 Mar 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Shenyang Open 2023 · 17 Dec 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Nanjing Autumn 2016 · 16 Oct 2016
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.
- Yiheng Wang (王艺衡) — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Yuhang Sun (孙煜航) — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Chenhao Ma (马晨皓) — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.61 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 one-handed single — 779 people have one; it is 1.50 away.
Targets move as he improves.