People · Australia
David Zhang
3×3 · top 9.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2023 · 2023ZHAN80
David Zhang has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.72, set at Tramsheds VII: Spring Sunday 2025, puts him in the top 9.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 849th in Australia. Until August 2006, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since December 2023, he has put 45 official solves on the record across two events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.73 in December 2023 to 10.72, a 32% improvement. David 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 | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.72 | 15.20 | top 9.6% | 849 / 11,709 | |
| 2×2 | 4.47 | 6.33 | top 32.5% | 2,551 / 8,567 |
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 Aug 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.99 at Tramsheds III: August Saturday 2024.
- 16 Dec 2023First competition: Sydney Summer 2023. A 18.70 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Tramsheds VII: Spring Sunday 2025 · 9 Nov 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Tramsheds III: August Saturday 2024 · 24 Aug 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Sydney Summer 2023 · 16 Dec 2023 — 2 personal bests set
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.
- Nathan Liu — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Reyansh Gupta — met in 9 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ivan Wang — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.72 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.47 away.
Targets move as he improves.