People · Australia
Alan Zhao
3×3 · top 1.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2015 · 2015ZHAO13
Alan Zhao has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.41, set at Only Cubes in Scarborough 2026, puts him in the top 1.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 202nd in Australia. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since July 2015, he has put 511 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 71% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 10.93 in July 2015 to 7.41, a 32% improvement. Alan has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.41 | 9.18 | top 1.9% | 202 / 11,709 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 11.61 | 17.37 | top 2.5% | 62 / 2,659 | |
| 4×4 | 31.43 | 36.71 | top 3.7% | 100 / 3,051 | |
| 2×2 | 1.91 | 3.20 | top 4.2% | 327 / 8,567 | |
| 5×5 | 1:06.11 | 1:15.22 | top 9.1% | 125 / 1,356 | |
| Square-1 | 13.98 | 23.23 | top 14.1% | 143 / 899 | |
| 6×6 | 2:21.88 | 2:32.49 | top 21.4% | 131 / 641 | |
| 7×7 | 3:37.16 | 3:46.29 | top 22.3% | 100 / 523 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 38 moves | 41.33 | early days — 3 solves | 191 / 468 | |
| Skewb | 8.83 | 10.52 | top 47.3% | 1,492 / 3,534 |
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
- 28 Sep 2019Four personal bests in one day at Westcoast Woodvale Weekends 2019.
- 25 May 2019Five personal bests in one day at Koalafication Perth 2019.
- 12 Jan 2019Seven personal bests in one day at Perth Puzzle Party 2019.
- 31 Jan 2016First sub-10 3×3: 9.94 at Perth Summer 2016.
- 31 Jan 2016Six personal bests in one day at Perth Summer 2016.
- 18 Jul 2015First competition: Perth Winter 2015. A 12.22 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Only Cubes in Scarborough 2026 · 28 Mar 2026 — 1 personal best set
- South Perth Summer 2020 · 19 Dec 2020
- Perth Late Night 2020 · 9 Aug 2020
- Perth Puzzle Party 2020 · 4 Jan 2020 — 1 personal best set
- Westcoast Woodvale Weekends 2019 · 28 Sep 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Koalafication Perth 2019 · 25 May 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Slow Down Perth 2019 · 22 Apr 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Perth Puzzle Party 2019 · 12 Jan 2019 — 7 personal bests set
- Perth Autumn 2018 · 7 Apr 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Perth Summer 2016 · 31 Jan 2016 — 6 personal bests set
- Perth Winter 2015 · 18 Jul 2015 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Jonathan Charlesworth — met in 94 rounds, finished ahead 46 times
- Zak Kenny — met in 85 rounds, finished ahead 51 times
- Charlie van Ooran — met in 80 rounds, finished ahead 47 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.41 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 one-handed single — 779 people have one; it is 1.61 away.
Targets move as he improves.