People · China
Boran Zheng (郑博然)
3×3 · top 11.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2018 · 2018ZHEN06
Boran Zheng (郑博然) has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.34, set at Harbin Open 2025, puts him in the top 11.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,554th in China. Across 6 competitions since January 2018, he has put 68 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.07 in January 2018 to 11.34, a 29% improvement. Boran has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 11.34 | 13.49 | top 11.6% | 4,554 / 28,153 | |
| 4×4 | 1:03.97 | 1:20.83 | top 40.6% | 3,916 / 5,926 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:22.56 | — | early days — 2 solves | 592 / 1,183 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.07 | 12.04 | top 45.4% | 4,829 / 10,224 | |
| 2×2 | 5.84 | 6.39 | top 49.2% | 8,417 / 15,796 | |
| Skewb | 10.97 | 14.49 | top 60.7% | 3,306 / 5,004 | |
| Megaminx | 2:46.25 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,526 / 1,678 |
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
- 22 Apr 2018First sub-15 3×3: 11.91 at Qinhuangdao Open 2018.
- 28 Jan 2018First competition: Fushun Open 2018. A 16.07 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Harbin Open 2025 · 20 Jul 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Qinhuangdao Winter 2018 · 2 Dec 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Shenyang Summer 2018 · 5 Aug 2018
- Shenyang Open 2018 · 23 Jun 2018
- Qinhuangdao Open 2018 · 22 Apr 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Fushun Open 2018 · 28 Jan 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.
- Sheng Cao (曹晟) — met in 18 rounds, never finished ahead
- Hao Li (李昊) — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Anpeng Liu (刘安鹏) — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.34 away.
- A sub-1:00 4×4 single — 30,601 people have one; it is 3.97 away.
Targets move as he improves.