People · Australia
Bowen Zhong
3×3 · top 13.8% of 288,433 all-time · competing since November 2025 · 2025ZHON21
Bowen Zhong has been competing for 11 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.96, set at Belgrave Open 2026, puts him in the top 13.8% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,248th in Australia. Across 3 competitions since November 2025, he has put 29 official solves on the record across two events. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.87 in November 2025 to 11.96, a 33% improvement. Bowen has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 11.96 | 14.99 | top 13.8% | 1,248 / 11,943 | |
| 4×4 | 52.19 | 56.49 | top 27.5% | 726 / 3,108 |
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
- 12 Sep 2026First sub-15 3×3: 11.96 at Belgrave Open 2026.
- 29 Nov 2025First competition: Melbourne Cube Days 2025. A 17.87 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Belgrave Open 2026 · 12 Sep 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Australian Nationals 2026 · 9 Jul 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Melbourne Cube Days 2025 · 29 Nov 2025
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.
- Zac Meulenkamp — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- William Tran — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Nicholas Allen Crow — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 1.96 away.
- A sub-50 4×4 single — 21,117 people have one; it is 2.19 away.
Targets move as he improves.