People · China
David Zhu
3×3 · top 7.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2026 · 2026ZHUD01
David Zhu has been competing for 7 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.96, set at AEO Moliceiro Open 2026, puts him in the top 7.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,863rd in China. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 1 competition since January 2026, he has put 25 official solves on the record across four events.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.96 | 11.29 | top 7.3% | 2,863 / 28,153 | |
| 4×4 | 40.39 | 43.78 | top 12.6% | 1,353 / 5,926 | |
| 2×2 | 3.97 | 5.57 | top 26.1% | 4,403 / 15,796 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.87 | 10.51 | top 26.8% | 3,001 / 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 story so far
- 31 Jan 2026First competition: AEO Moliceiro Open 2026. A 9.96 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- AEO Moliceiro Open 2026 · 31 Jan 2026
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.
- Rodrigo Xavier de Aquino Tavares — met in 5 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- André dos Santos Gomes — met in 5 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Tiago Botelho Ferreira Costa Viana — met in 5 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.96 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,180 people have one; it is 0.39 away.
Targets move as he improves.