People · China
Hao Zhou (周昊)
4×4 · top 9.8% of 85,040 all-time · competing since July 2018 · 2018ZHOU57
Hao Zhou (周昊) has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 4×4: a personal-best single of 37.95, set at Wuhan Golden Autumn 2026, puts him in the top 9.8% of the 85,040 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,051st in China. Until October 2009, no official 4×4 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since July 2018, he has put 43 official solves on the record across six events. Hao 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4×4 | 37.95 | 44.08 | top 9.8% | 1,051 / 5,999 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.22 | 20.83 | top 10.8% | 1,075 / 5,994 | |
| 3×3 | 11.12 | 13.53 | top 10.9% | 4,343 / 28,499 | |
| Skewb | 4.52 | 5.36 | top 14.7% | 910 / 5,030 | |
| 5×5 | 1:20.93 | 1:33.87 | top 20.0% | 966 / 2,857 | |
| 2×2 | 4.29 | 5.46 | top 30.3% | 5,257 / 15,939 |
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
- 14 Jul 2018First competition: Hefei Summer 2018. A 14.91 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Wuhan Golden Autumn 2026 · 12 Sep 2026
- Shanghai Summer 2026 · 1 Aug 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Hefei Summer 2018 · 14 Jul 2018
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.
- Ziqian Nai (佴梓谦) — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead once
- Zhedong Wang (王哲栋) — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead once
- Yechen Yan (颜叶辰) — met in 5 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,465 people have one; it is 7.95 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 6,118 people have one; it is 1.22 away.
Targets move as he improves.