People · China
Yuwen Su (苏裕文)
4×4 · top 2.6% of 83,917 all-time · competing since August 2018 · 2018SUYU04
Yuwen Su (苏裕文) has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 4×4: a personal-best single of 29.51, set at Zhengzhou Zeal 2025, puts him in the top 2.6% of the 83,917 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 249th in China. Until April 2012, no official 4×4 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since August 2018, he has put 167 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 6% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 2×2 best has come down from 7.22 in August 2018 to 2.37, a 67% improvement. Yuwen 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4×4 | 29.51 | 35.07 | top 2.6% | 249 / 5,926 | |
| 5×5 | 52.91 | 1:01.93 | top 2.6% | 111 / 2,816 | |
| 6×6 | 1:49.58 | 1:55.62 | top 7.0% | 159 / 1,349 | |
| 7×7 | 2:48.11 | 2:55.99 | top 7.3% | 152 / 1,261 | |
| 2×2 | 2.37 | 3.70 | top 7.7% | 1,107 / 15,796 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.61 | 6.48 | top 10.9% | 1,293 / 10,224 | |
| 3×3 | 11.78 | 13.83 | top 13.1% | 5,180 / 28,153 | |
| Megaminx | 1:27.47 | 1:46.52 | top 26.5% | 815 / 1,678 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.06 | 29.43 | top 34.4% | 3,275 / 5,922 | |
| Skewb | 7.68 | 10.33 | top 38.9% | 2,320 / 5,004 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 28 Dec 2025Three personal bests in one day at Zhengzhou Zeal 2025.
- 23 Aug 2025Four personal bests in one day at Zhengzhou Summer I 2025.
- 26 Jul 2019Six personal bests in one day at China Championship 2019.
- 2 May 2019First sub-15 3×3: 14.45 at Wuhan Open 2019.
- 2 May 2019Five personal bests in one day at Wuhan Open 2019.
- 25 Aug 2018First competition: Qianjiang Summer Open 2018. A 18.50 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Zhengzhou Zeal 2025 · 28 Dec 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Zhengzhou Summer I 2025 · 23 Aug 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- China Championship 2019 · 26 Jul 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- Wuhan Open 2019 · 2 May 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Qianjiang Summer Open 2018 · 25 Aug 2018
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.
- Xingkai Yin (尹星凯) — met in 31 rounds, never finished ahead
- Mingzhi Da (达明志) — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
- Yifan Wang (王逸帆) — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-25 4×4 single — 588 people have one; it is 4.51 away.
- A sub-50 5×5 single — 713 people have one; it is 2.91 away.
Targets move as he improves.