People · China
Huaizhen Lü (吕怀真)
3×3 · top 2.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2026 · 2026LUHU01
Huaizhen Lü (吕怀真) has been competing for 7 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.62, set at Deqing Small & Special 2026, puts him in the top 2.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 782nd in China. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since February 2026, he has put 209 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 66% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 9.73 in February 2026 to 7.62, a 22% improvement. Huaizhen has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 7.62 | 9.04 | top 2.2% | 782 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 2.16 | 2.85 | top 5.9% | 831 / 15,796 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.75 | 6.45 | top 6.5% | 767 / 10,224 | |
| Skewb | 3.70 | 4.87 | top 8.9% | 515 / 5,004 |
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
- 7 Mar 2026Four personal bests in one day at Xianju NxN 2026.
- 6 Feb 2026First competition: Guangdong Open - Revival & Rival 2026. A 10.23 3×3 single to start from.
- 6 Feb 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.73 at Guangdong Open - Revival & Rival 2026.
Competitions
- Hangzhou Open 2026 · 23 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Deqing Small & Special 2026 · 26 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Xuzhou Zenith 2026 · 11 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Yancheng Spring Open 2026 · 29 Mar 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Xianju NxN 2026 · 7 Mar 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Guangdong Open - Revival & Rival 2026 · 6 Feb 2026 — 1 personal best 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.
- Yixin Li (李奕昕) — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead 23 times
- Tian Xia (夏天) — met in 31 rounds, never finished ahead
- Zhedong Wang (王哲栋) — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead 21 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.62 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.16 away.
Targets move as he improves.