People · Chinese Taipei
Yu-Ruei Chen
2×2 · top 7.2% of 189,179 all-time · competing since May 2023 · 2023CHEN65
Yu-Ruei Chen has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.31, set at Spring Breeze in Burnaby 2026, puts him in the top 7.2% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 192nd in Chinese Taipei. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 14 competitions since May 2023, he has put 305 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 76% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 26.55 in May 2023 to 13.20, a 50% improvement. He has entered 14 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Chinese Taipei | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.31 | 5.39 | top 7.2% | 192 / 1,671 | |
| 3×3 | 13.20 | 16.77 | top 18.2% | 1,112 / 4,369 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.87 | 6.92 | top 19.0% | 292 / 1,017 | |
| Skewb | 5.43 | 6.29 | top 21.5% | 214 / 700 | |
| 4×4 | 57.82 | 1:07.62 | top 34.2% | 582 / 1,079 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.96 | 30.22 | top 34.2% | 437 / 805 | |
| Megaminx | 2:01.37 | 2:11.80 | top 46.6% | 229 / 363 | |
| Clock | 18.08 | 21.14 | top 59.0% | 260 / 370 | |
| Square-1 | 37.82 | 45.14 | top 62.6% | 232 / 323 |
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
- 18 Oct 2026First sub-15 3×3: 13.20 at PoCo Classics 2026.
- 18 Oct 2026Three personal bests in one day at PoCo Classics 2026.
- 3 May 2026Three personal bests in one day at Spring Breeze in Burnaby 2026.
- 11 Apr 2026Three personal bests in one day at Richmond Spring 2026.
- 21 Feb 2026Three personal bests in one day at Burnaby Winter 2026.
- 26 May 2024Three personal bests in one day at Pitt Meadows Spring Open 2024.
Competitions
- PoCo Classics 2026 · 18 Oct 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Spring Breeze in Burnaby 2026 · 3 May 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Richmond Spring 2026 · 11 Apr 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Burnaby Winter 2026 · 21 Feb 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Vancouver's on Tracks 2024 · 8 Jun 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Pitt Meadows Spring Open 2024 · 26 May 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Richmond Rumble 2024 · 13 Apr 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Vancouver Newcomers Afternoon 2024 · 16 Mar 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Canada's Best in the West 2024 · 5 Jan 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- UBC Big & Blind 2023 · 2 Dec 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Richmond Summer Open 2023 · 5 Aug 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Canadian Championship 2023 · 13 Jul 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Vancouver Pride 2023 · 11 Jun 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- BC Spring Solving A 2023 · 21 May 2023
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.
- Isaac Davies — met in 59 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Kevin Matthews — met in 57 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Kevin Lê — met in 56 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.31 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 1.20 away.
Targets move as he improves.