People · United States
Brian Zhou
3×3 · top 4.9% of 288,433 all-time · competing since December 2021 · 2021ZHOU20
Brian Zhou has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.00, set at St. Augustine 2024, puts him in the top 4.9% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,780th in the United States. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since December 2021, he has put 366 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 96% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.33 in December 2021 to 9.00, a 21% improvement. Brian has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.00 | 11.36 | top 4.9% | 2,780 / 60,666 | |
| 4×4 | 34.93 | 38.67 | top 6.7% | 1,047 / 19,354 | |
| Clock | 6.68 | 8.40 | top 9.7% | 772 / 9,172 | |
| 5×5 | 1:07.81 | 1:17.15 | top 10.2% | 811 / 9,537 | |
| 6×6 | 2:03.14 | 2:07.94 | top 12.4% | 451 / 4,262 | |
| 7×7 | 3:08.23 | 3:08.73 | top 12.8% | 355 / 3,236 | |
| 2×2 | 3.47 | 4.60 | top 19.9% | 7,916 / 41,674 | |
| Square-1 | 18.38 | 28.37 | top 24.4% | 1,621 / 6,846 | |
| Skewb | 5.97 | 8.53 | top 25.6% | 4,210 / 19,164 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.31 | 28.58 | top 29.7% | 3,891 / 15,900 | |
| Megaminx | 2:14.69 | 2:34.68 | top 53.8% | 4,123 / 8,026 | |
| Pyraminx | 12.66 | 17.23 | top 71.1% | 21,397 / 29,168 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 11:22.00 | — | early days — 2 solves | 2,113 / 2,128 |
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
- 5 Sep 2026Four personal bests in one day at Florida Championship 2026.
- 14 Dec 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.00 at St. Augustine 2024.
- 14 Dec 2024Four personal bests in one day at St. Augustine 2024.
- 7 Sep 2024Four personal bests in one day at FSUbers 7.0 2024.
- 25 Mar 2023Four personal bests in one day at Holiday Open 2023.
- 7 Jan 2023Four personal bests in one day at Pegasus 2023.
Competitions
- Florida Championship 2026 · 5 Sep 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- FSUbers 11.0 2026 · 7 Mar 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- FSUbers 8.0 2025 · 22 Feb 2025 — 1 personal best set
- St. Augustine 2024 · 14 Dec 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- FSUbers 7.0 2024 · 7 Sep 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Brilliant Big & Blind Blast Orlando 2023 · 17 Dec 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Holiday Open 2023 · 25 Mar 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Pegasus 2023 · 7 Jan 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Florida Big & Blind & Time 2022 · 13 Mar 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Florida Spring B 2022 · 12 Mar 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Florida Fall 2021 · 11 Dec 2021
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.
- Sean Hartman — met in 89 rounds, finished ahead once
- Noah Swor — met in 77 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Daniel Porter — met in 65 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.00 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,465 people have one; it is 4.93 away.
Targets move as he improves.