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Boyang Zhang (张博洋)

3×3 · top 8.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2013 · 2013ZHAN38

Boyang Zhang (张博洋) has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.44, set at San Marino Nationals 2023, puts him in the top 8.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,419th in China. Until February 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 24 competitions since August 2013, he has put 633 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 64% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.71 in August 2013 to 10.44, a 56% improvement. Boyang has entered 24 competitions, more competitions than 97% of everyone who has ever competed.

3×3
best event — top 8.8% of 284,439 all-time
10.44
signature single · San Marino Nationals 2023
633
official solves on the record
12%
solve-to-solve spread · steadier than 64% of the field

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingChina
3×310.4413.91
top 8.8%3,419 / 28,153
2×22.554.55
top 9.4%1,403 / 15,796
3×3 one-handed17.7723.84
top 14.5%1,434 / 5,922
Skewb5.0712.46
top 18.7%1,163 / 5,004
4×450.8258.02
top 25.7%2,724 / 5,926
Pyraminx8.3912.49
top 39.6%4,268 / 10,224
Square-134.1143.73
top 57.0%966 / 1,362
5×52:14.08—
top 57.7%2,301 / 2,816
Clock21.3422.62
top 68.4%1,487 / 1,843

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

Beijing Summer 2013: 23.71Beijing Winter Open 2013: 19.16Beijing Summer Open 2014: 17.57Beijing Autumn 2014: 13.08BUAA Open 2014: 17.66Beijing Open 2015: 15.53One Night in Beijing 2016: 13.51Asian Championship 2016: 13.24Beijing Ten Years Open 2017: 16.30Tianjin Summer Open 2018: 14.96Beijing Summer 2018: 14.06Qinhuangdao Winter 2018: 14.14Qinhuangdao Open 2019: 13.95Tangshan Open 2019: 10.83Tianjin Autumn 2019: 14.77Beijing Winter 2019: 13.14Beijing Spring PM 2021: 16.03Tianjin Summer Solstice 2021: 15.92Crevalcore al Cubo 2022: 14.21Cavarzere Cube Days 2023: 12.80Serenissima Warm Up 2023: 13.30San Marino Nationals 2023: 10.44Dutch Nationals 2023: 14.54Lente Spring 2024: 12.6610.4423.7110 Aug 20137 Apr 2024

Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

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.

Next targets

  • A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.44 away.
  • A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.55 away.

Targets move as he improves.