People · China
Canxing Zhang (张灿星)
3×3 · top 3.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2011 · 2011ZHAN31
Canxing Zhang (张灿星) has been competing for 15 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.27, set at Beijing Summer 2013, puts him in the top 3.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,224th in China. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since July 2011, he has put 243 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 20% around a typical one; 99% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.63 in July 2011 to 8.27, a 39% improvement. Canxing 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 | 8.27 | 10.60 | top 3.3% | 1,224 / 28,153 | |
| 4×4 | 33.38 | 37.56 | top 5.3% | 521 / 5,926 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.15 | 18.92 | top 10.6% | 1,031 / 5,922 | |
| 2×2 | 2.83 | 5.19 | top 12.3% | 1,928 / 15,796 | |
| 5×5 | 1:16.03 | 1:19.89 | top 16.1% | 784 / 2,816 | |
| 6×6 | 2:25.59 | 2:28.73 | top 23.4% | 512 / 1,349 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 36 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 369 / 1,058 | |
| 7×7 | 4:34.74 | — | early days — 1 solve | 796 / 1,261 | |
| Megaminx | 2:16.96 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,384 / 1,678 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.49 | 14.52 | top 63.9% | 6,489 / 10,224 |
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
- 24 Jun 2017Four personal bests in one day at Beijing Open 2017.
- 2 Oct 2015Four personal bests in one day at China Championship 2015.
- 10 Aug 2013First sub-10 3×3: 8.27 at Beijing Summer 2013.
- 10 Aug 2013Five personal bests in one day at Beijing Summer 2013.
- 31 Jul 2011First competition: Guangzhou Summer Vacation 2011. A 13.63 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Quanzhou Big Cubes 2026 · 1 Mar 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- FMC Asia 2025 · 27 Jul 2025
- Beijing Open 2017 · 24 Jun 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Beijing Open 2015 · 24 Oct 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- China Championship 2015 · 2 Oct 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- Cross-strait Cubing Exchange 2014 · 9 Aug 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Beijing Summer 2013 · 10 Aug 2013 — 5 personal bests set
- Guangzhou Summer Vacation 2011 · 31 Jul 2011
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.
- Ming Zheng (郑鸣) — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 18 times
- Kailong Li (李开隆) — met in 23 rounds, never finished ahead
- Zongyang Li (李宗阳) — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 20 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.27 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 3.38 away.
Targets move as he improves.