People · Chinese Taipei
Yun-Ju Hsieh (謝昀儒)
3×3 · top 6.8% of 288,433 all-time · competing since July 2016 · 2016HSIE03
Yun-Ju Hsieh (謝昀儒) has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.74, set at Burnaby Summer 2025, puts him in the top 6.8% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 414th in Chinese Taipei. Until November 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since July 2016, he has put 235 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 92% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.88 in July 2016 to 9.74, a 42% improvement. He has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Chinese Taipei | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.74 | 10.65 | top 6.8% | 414 / 4,369 | |
| 4×4 | 37.01 | 40.03 | top 8.8% | 213 / 1,079 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.92 | 20.47 | top 10.1% | 141 / 805 | |
| 2×2 | 2.81 | 4.24 | top 12.2% | 332 / 1,671 | |
| 5×5 | 1:11.10 | 1:21.69 | top 12.5% | 184 / 640 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:12.26 | — | early days — 3 solves | 26 / 149 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.24 | 9.57 | top 21.8% | 328 / 1,017 | |
| 7×7 | 3:46.30 | 3:55.07 | top 25.8% | 114 / 252 | |
| 6×6 | 2:36.17 | 2:47.44 | top 28.8% | 149 / 293 | |
| Megaminx | 1:43.51 | 2:10.38 | top 36.8% | 199 / 363 | |
| Skewb | 12.41 | 15.04 | top 68.1% | 560 / 700 |
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 Aug 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.74 at Burnaby Summer 2025.
- 17 Aug 2025Three personal bests in one day at Burnaby Summer 2025.
- 13 Jul 2023Four personal bests in one day at Canadian Championship 2023.
- 16 Feb 2019Six personal bests in one day at Québec City 2019.
- 17 Aug 2018First sub-15 3×3: 11.97 at WCA Asian Championship 2018.
- 9 Jul 2016First competition: Maru Cube Day 2016. A 16.88 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Burnaby Summer 2025 · 17 Aug 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Surrey Monday Open 2025 · 2 Jun 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Canadian Championship 2023 · 13 Jul 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Take Your Time Richmond 2023 · 14 May 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- UBC Open 2020 · 4 Jan 2020 — 1 personal best set
- Québec City 2019 · 16 Feb 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- WCA Asian Championship 2018 · 17 Aug 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Maru Cube Day 2016 · 9 Jul 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.
- Ethan Rusnak — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Kevin Matthews — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Kenny Zhong — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.74 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,465 people have one; it is 7.01 away.
Targets move as he improves.