People · China
Bowen Zhang (张博闻)
3×3 · top 0.54% of 288,433 all-time · competing since October 2023 · 2023ZHAN56
Bowen Zhang (张博闻) has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 6.08, set at Jiajiang Open 2026, puts him in the top 0.54% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 202nd in China. Until June 2011, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since October 2023, he has put 174 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 60% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.39 in October 2023 to 6.08, a 55% improvement. Bowen has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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 | 6.08 | 7.59 | top 0.54% | 202 / 28,499 | |
| 2×2 | 1.94 | 2.95 | top 4.4% | 601 / 15,939 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.58 | 4.59 | top 5.8% | 708 / 10,269 | |
| 4×4 | 41.13 | 46.97 | top 13.5% | 1,493 / 5,999 | |
| Square-1 | 14.08 | 22.79 | top 14.4% | 221 / 1,373 | |
| Skewb | 4.71 | 6.56 | top 16.0% | 1,001 / 5,030 |
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
- 25 Jul 2026Three personal bests in one day at Jiajiang Open 2026.
- 5 May 2026Three personal bests in one day at Chengdu Embracing Summer 2026.
- 6 Feb 2026Three personal bests in one day at Guangdong Open - Revival & Rival 2026.
- 20 Jul 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.83 at Chengdu Summer 2024.
- 15 Oct 2023First competition: Chengdu Flash Cube Open 2023. A 13.39 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Jiajiang Open 2026 · 25 Jul 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Chengdu Embracing Summer 2026 · 5 May 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Chengdu Welcoming Summer 2026 · 4 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Guangdong Open - Revival & Rival 2026 · 6 Feb 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Xi'an Summer 2025 · 19 Jul 2025
- Chengdu Spring Open 2025 · 8 Feb 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Chengdu Summer 2024 · 20 Jul 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Chengdu Flash Cube Open 2023 · 15 Oct 2023
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.
- Yanchen Long (龙彦辰) — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Zhiyang Wei (魏之杨) — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Tian Xia (夏天) — met in 26 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 0.08 away.
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.94 away.
Targets move as he improves.