People · China
Chenyao Zhang (张琛尧)
3×3 · top 2.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2019 · 2019ZHAC18
Chenyao Zhang (张琛尧) has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.55, set at Harbin Open 2025, puts him in the top 2.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 737th in China. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since December 2019, he has put 60 official solves on the record across five events. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.10 in December 2019 to 7.55, a 62% improvement. Chenyao 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 | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.55 | 9.32 | top 2.1% | 737 / 28,153 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.61 | 17.04 | top 9.4% | 899 / 5,922 | |
| 4×4 | 42.13 | 45.86 | top 14.7% | 1,587 / 5,926 | |
| 2×2 | 3.23 | 3.62 | top 17.0% | 2,726 / 15,796 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.45 | 9.19 | top 23.4% | 2,671 / 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
- 20 Jul 2025Five personal bests in one day at Harbin Open 2025.
- 4 Apr 2021First sub-20 3×3: 9.12 at Beijing Spring PM 2021.
- 4 Apr 2021First sub-15 3×3: 9.12 at Beijing Spring PM 2021.
- 4 Apr 2021First sub-10 3×3: 9.12 at Beijing Spring PM 2021.
- 22 Dec 2019First competition: Harbin Open 2019. A 20.10 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Harbin Open 2025 · 20 Jul 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Beijing Spring PM 2021 · 4 Apr 2021 — 2 personal bests set
- Harbin Open 2019 · 22 Dec 2019
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.
- Zhongmu Xu (许中牧) — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Sheng Cao (曹晟) — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead once
- Sirun Wu (吴思润) — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.55 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 5,987 people have one; it is 0.61 away.
Targets move as he improves.