People · China
Binyu Zhong (钟滨宇)
4×4 · top 3.0% of 83,917 all-time · competing since August 2019 · 2019ZHON27
Binyu Zhong (钟滨宇) has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 4×4: a personal-best single of 30.31, set at Huzhou Open 2024, puts him in the top 3.0% of the 83,917 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 296th in China. Until August 2011, no official 4×4 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since August 2019, he has put 85 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.54 in August 2019 to 10.21, a 25% improvement. Binyu has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 30.31 | 34.55 | top 3.0% | 296 / 5,926 | |
| 5×5 | 59.84 | 1:03.68 | top 5.4% | 254 / 2,816 | |
| 6×6 | 1:51.15 | 1:54.26 | top 7.6% | 169 / 1,349 | |
| 3×3 | 10.21 | 11.38 | top 8.1% | 3,161 / 28,153 | |
| 7×7 | 2:52.11 | 2:56.33 | top 8.4% | 177 / 1,261 |
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
- 24 Aug 2019First competition: Shenzhen Cubing 10th Anniversary 2019. A 13.54 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Guangdong Open - Revival & Rival 2026 · 6 Feb 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Xi'an Open 2024 · 3 Aug 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Huzhou Open 2024 · 30 Mar 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Shenzhen Cubing 10th Anniversary 2019 · 24 Aug 2019
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.
- Yalun Wu (吴亚伦) — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Zhiyuan Ma (马之元) — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead once
- Ziyu Wu (吴子钰) — met in 16 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 0.31 away.
- A sub-50 5×5 single — 713 people have one; it is 9.84 away.
Targets move as he improves.