People · China
Haoyuan Zheng (郑皓元)
3×3 · top 2.1% of 288,433 all-time · competing since August 2019 · 2019ZHEN47
Haoyuan Zheng (郑皓元) has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.55, set at Guangdong Open - Revival & Rival 2026, puts him in the top 2.1% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 755th in China. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since August 2019, he has put 72 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.83 in August 2019 to 7.55, a 68% improvement. Haoyuan has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 7.55 | 9.21 | top 2.1% | 755 / 28,499 | |
| 4×4 | 29.63 | 37.05 | top 2.7% | 263 / 5,999 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.76 | 16.85 | top 9.8% | 964 / 5,994 | |
| 5×5 | 1:10.23 | 1:20.21 | top 11.9% | 598 / 2,857 | |
| Skewb | 7.93 | 11.70 | top 40.8% | 2,427 / 5,030 |
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
- 6 Feb 2026First sub-10 3×3: 7.55 at Guangdong Open - Revival & Rival 2026.
- 28 Mar 2021First sub-20 3×3: 12.28 at Shenzhen Nanshan Afternoon 2021.
- 28 Mar 2021First sub-15 3×3: 12.28 at Shenzhen Nanshan Afternoon 2021.
- 24 Aug 2019First competition: Shenzhen Cubing 10th Anniversary 2019. A 23.83 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Guangzhou Grand Open 2026 · 5 Oct 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Guangdong Open - Revival & Rival 2026 · 6 Feb 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Guangdong Open 2021 · 1 May 2021 — 1 personal best set
- Shenzhen Nanshan Afternoon 2021 · 28 Mar 2021 — 2 personal bests set
- Shenzhen Cubing 10th Anniversary 2019 · 24 Aug 2019
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.
- You Wu (吴悠) — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Zuhan Zhang (张祖瀚) — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Jiacheng Cai (蔡嘉成) — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 1.55 away.
- A sub-25 4×4 single — 614 people have one; it is 4.63 away.
Targets move as he improves.