People · China
Yulong Bian (卞玉珑)
Pyraminx · top 8.3% of 129,321 all-time · competing since April 2017 · 2017BIAN02
Yulong Bian (卞玉珑) has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.13, set at Yancheng Spring 2019, puts him in the top 8.3% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 992nd in China. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since April 2017, he has put 99 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.21 in April 2017 to 11.67, an 18% improvement. Yulong has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.13 | 5.07 | top 8.3% | 992 / 10,224 | |
| 3×3 | 11.67 | 13.58 | top 12.7% | 5,037 / 28,153 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.12 | 25.54 | top 23.6% | 2,339 / 5,922 | |
| 2×2 | 4.59 | 6.36 | top 34.1% | 5,844 / 15,796 |
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 Apr 2019Three personal bests in one day at Yancheng Spring 2019.
- 10 Dec 2017Four personal bests in one day at Zhenjiang Open 2017.
- 30 Apr 2017First competition: Nanjing Spring 2017. A 14.21 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Yancheng Open 2025 · 7 Jun 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Yancheng Spring 2019 · 6 Apr 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Xuzhou Open 2018 · 17 Jun 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Zhenjiang Open 2017 · 10 Dec 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Nanjing Spring 2017 · 30 Apr 2017
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.
- Xiaobin Rui (芮晓彬) — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead once
- Jianfei Shan (单剑飞) — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Yinghao Wang (王鹰豪) — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.13 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.67 away.
Targets move as he improves.