People · China
Danxiao Zhang (张澹潇)
3×3 · top 6.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2020 · 2020ZHAN20
Danxiao Zhang (张澹潇) has been competing for 6 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.58, set at Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2026, puts him in the top 6.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,445th in China. Until November 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since November 2020, he has put 172 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 87% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 10.82 in November 2020 to 9.58, an 11% improvement. Danxiao 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 | 9.58 | 11.55 | top 6.3% | 2,445 / 28,153 | |
| 4×4 | 39.03 | 44.14 | top 11.0% | 1,166 / 5,926 | |
| 5×5 | 1:11.68 | 1:19.27 | top 12.8% | 629 / 2,816 | |
| 6×6 | 2:25.79 | 2:29.54 | top 23.5% | 515 / 1,349 | |
| 2×2 | 3.85 | 4.67 | top 24.6% | 4,130 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.98 | 25.00 | top 26.0% | 2,557 / 5,922 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.42 | 11.85 | top 31.3% | 3,441 / 10,224 | |
| 7×7 | 4:36.85 | — | early days — 1 solve | 803 / 1,261 | |
| Skewb | 8.43 | 10.33 | top 44.5% | 2,597 / 5,004 |
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
- 7 Jun 2026Three personal bests in one day at Huanggang Open 2026.
- 4 Apr 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.58 at Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2026.
- 4 Apr 2026Three personal bests in one day at Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2026.
- 6 Feb 2026Three personal bests in one day at Guangdong Open - Revival & Rival 2026.
- 15 Nov 2020First competition: Shenzhen Good Afternoon 2020. A 10.82 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Huanggang Open 2026 · 7 Jun 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Deqing Big & Blind 2026 · 25 Apr 2026
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2026 · 4 Apr 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Quanzhou Big Cubes 2026 · 1 Mar 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Guangdong Open - Revival & Rival 2026 · 6 Feb 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Beijing Winter 2026 · 10 Jan 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Jieyang Good Afternoon 2021 · 31 Jan 2021 — 1 personal best set
- Shenzhen Good Afternoon 2020 · 15 Nov 2020
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.
- Zhedong Wang (王哲栋) — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead once
- Ruimin Yan (颜瑞民) — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Ziyu Wu (吴子钰) — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.58 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 9.03 away.
Targets move as he improves.