People · China
Haolin Zhang (张昊霖)
3×3 · top 10.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2015 · 2015ZHAN72
Haolin Zhang (张昊霖) has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.85, set at Nanchang Summer 2026, puts him in the top 10.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,924th in China. Across 15 competitions since October 2015, he has put 262 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 18% around a typical one; 98% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 39.81 in October 2015 to 10.85, a 73% improvement. Haolin has entered 15 competitions, more competitions than 95% 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 | 10.85 | 14.19 | top 10.0% | 3,924 / 28,153 | |
| 4×4 | 38.43 | 44.34 | top 10.3% | 1,082 / 5,926 | |
| 2×2 | 2.68 | 4.06 | top 10.7% | 1,634 / 15,796 | |
| 5×5 | 1:13.69 | 1:34.51 | top 14.3% | 697 / 2,816 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.18 | 7.38 | top 14.3% | 1,695 / 10,224 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 30 moves | 38.67 | top 14.8% | 148 / 1,058 | |
| Megaminx | 1:08.65 | 1:35.77 | top 14.9% | 435 / 1,678 | |
| Skewb | 4.98 | 9.50 | top 17.9% | 1,115 / 5,004 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.16 | 23.89 | top 18.2% | 1,818 / 5,922 | |
| Clock | 9.10 | 11.41 | top 20.5% | 447 / 1,843 | |
| Square-1 | 22.81 | 29.93 | top 34.3% | 580 / 1,362 | |
| 6×6 | 3:04.99 | 3:07.77 | early days — 3 solves | 848 / 1,349 | |
| 7×7 | 8:31.86 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,236 / 1,261 |
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
- 18 Jul 2026Four personal bests in one day at Nanchang Summer 2026.
- 2 May 2026Three personal bests in one day at Foshan Open 2026.
- 19 Jul 2025First sub-15 3×3: 13.25 at Xi'an Summer 2025.
- 19 Jul 2025Six personal bests in one day at Xi'an Summer 2025.
- 1 Jun 2024First sub-20 3×3: 17.38 at Tianjin Open 2024.
- 1 Jun 2024Three personal bests in one day at Tianjin Open 2024.
Competitions
- Beijing Autumn Begins 2026 · 22 Aug 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Xi'an Summer 2026 · 19 Jul 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Nanchang Summer 2026 · 18 Jul 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Foshan Open 2026 · 2 May 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- FMC under the Mistletoe 2025 · 20 Dec 2025
- FMC Cubing China 2025 · 20 Dec 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Zibo Open 2025 · 10 Aug 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- FMC Asia 2025 · 27 Jul 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Xi'an Summer 2025 · 19 Jul 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- Mega Time Singapore 2024 · 18 Aug 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- FMC 2024 · 1 Jun 2024
- Tianjin Open 2024 · 1 Jun 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Beijing Open 2018 · 30 Apr 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Tianjin Open 2016 · 12 Nov 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Beijing Open 2015 · 24 Oct 2015
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.
- Kaixi Guo (郭铠希) — met in 27 rounds, never finished ahead
- Sheng Cao (曹晟) — met in 25 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ming Zheng (郑鸣) — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.85 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 8.43 away.
Targets move as he improves.