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Submission declined on 29 July 2025 by Royiswariii (talk). This draft's references do not show that the person meets Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion for people. The draft requires multiple published secondary sources that:
Declined by Royiswariii 12 months ago.
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This draft's references do not show that the person meets Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion for people. The draft requires multiple published secondary sources that:
Declined by Gheus 13 months ago.
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Comment: Going to override @User:cmajorftw's comment below. You may resubmit when you feel ready. Though you are advised that there is an ongoing discussion about this draft at Wikipedia: Biographies of living persons/Noticeboard#Draft:Xuanyi Geng, and that may affect this draft. guninvalid (talk) 02:28, 12 April 2026 (UTC)
- Comment: Bilibili is not reliable source for this since this is BLP (Biography of Living Person). Per UN6892, there is no changes on this draft article whatsoever. To my opinion, it is not worthy notable. ROY is WAR Talk! 15:55, 29 July 2025 (UTC)
- Comment: @Plettj: I looked over the sources for significant coverage and reliability. Four links had a non-passing mention of the subject. The speedcubing.org cites had borderline significant coverage but the source appears to be one person's self-published blog and online store, which should not be used in a biography of a living person. The other two only focus on the world record and do not cover the subject much. I believe this one will be declined if good sources are not found and added. ~UN6892 tc 15:10, 12 July 2025 (UTC)
Xuanyi Geng | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 21 March 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Known for | Rubik's Cube speedsolving | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 耿暄一 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 耿暄一 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Xuanyi Geng (Chinese: 耿暄一; pinyin: Gěng Xuānyī; born 21 March 2017) is a Chinese competitive Rubik's Cube speedsolver.[1] He is the former world record holder for both the 3×3×3 cube average (3.71 seconds)[2][3] and the single solve record at 3.05 seconds.[4][5][6] At age eight, he became the youngest person ever to hold a 3×3×3 world record.[7][8]
Early life
[edit]Geng was born in Suzhou, Jiangsu, China, and is currently a student at Suzhou Industrial Park Xingwan School. He began practicing the Rubik's Cube at the age of five, under the influence of his father. His solving approach is notable for his usage of all 493 ZBLL algorithms.[9]
Career
[edit]Geng attended his first WCA competition on September 9, 2023, the Singapore Mini, where he finished third with a 3×3×3 average of 6.86 seconds.[1]
At the 2025 WCA World Championship in Seattle on July 6, 2025, Geng won a silver medal with a 4.49-second average.[10][11]
As of February 6, 2026, Geng has competed in 60 World Cube Association competitions, achieving 57 podium finishes.[1]
World records
[edit]On April 13, 2025, Geng set his first 3×3×3 world record at a competition in Shenyang, China, recording a single solve of 3.05 seconds which stood for 300 days.[12]
On January 11, 2026, at the Beijing Winter 2026 competition, he set his first 3×3×3 average world record with a time of 3.84 seconds.[3]. On April 26, 2026, he surpassed this record with a 3.71s 3×3×3 average at the Deqing Small & Special 2026 competition.[2]
| Event | Type | Time | Status | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3×3 | Single | 3.05 s† | Former | Shenyang Spring 2025 |
| Average | 3.84 s | - | Beijing Winter 2026 | |
| 3.71 s† | Former | Deqing Small & Special 2026 |
† Record later surpassed by another competitor.
External links
[edit]- Xuanyi Geng's channel on YouTube
- BREAKING! 3.05 Rubik's Cube 3x3 World Record – Xuanyi Geng using ZB Method (YouTube, 13 April 2025)
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 "Xuanyi Geng (耿暄一) | World Cube Association". Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- 1 2 "Chinese Boy Solves 3x3x3 Cube in Seconds, Sets New World Record". NDTV.com/world-news. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
- 1 2 "3×3×3 Cube Rankings | Average". worldcubeassociation.org. World Cube Association. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
- ↑ The world of Rubik's speed cubing - CBS News. CBS News. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
- ↑ "3×3×3 Cube Rankings | Single". worldcubeassociation.org. World Cube Association. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ↑ 8岁中国少年刷新魔方三阶平均世界纪录 [Eight-year-old Chinese boy breaks the 3×3 Rubik's Cube average world record]. Sina News (in Chinese). Sina Corporation. 11 January 2026. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
- ↑ "3.057秒！世界第一！_耿暄_少年创_魔方". Sohu. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
- ↑ Gu, Qiuping (22 May 2025). 苏州小学生成为全球最年轻的三阶魔方世界纪录保持者 [Suzhou elementary school student becomes the world's youngest 3×3×3 Rubik's Cube world record holder]. Yangtse Evening Post (in Chinese). Retrieved 3 February 2026.
- ↑ Gu, Zhaoxin (15 July 2025). 耿暄一的世界冠军成长之路 [Xuanyi Geng's growth path to world champion]. Suzhou Daily (in Chinese). Retrieved 6 February 2026.
- ↑ "Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | World Cube Association". worldcubeassociation.org. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ↑ "Rubik's cube championships bring competition and friendship to Seattle | The Seattle Times". seattletimes.com. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ↑ "Shenyang Spring 2025 | World Cube Association". Retrieved 6 July 2025.
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