People · Australia
Jiangnan Zhang
3×3 · top 16.8% of 288,433 all-time · competing since March 2023 · 2023ZHAN10
Jiangnan Zhang has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 12.80, set at Australian Nationals 2023, puts him in the top 16.8% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,527th in Australia. Across 4 competitions since March 2023, he has put 75 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.01 in March 2023 to 12.80, a 42% improvement. Jiangnan has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 12.80 | 16.89 | top 16.8% | 1,527 / 11,943 | |
| Skewb | 7.97 | 9.91 | top 41.1% | 1,267 / 3,589 | |
| 2×2 | 5.39 | 5.75 | top 44.1% | 3,527 / 8,727 | |
| Megaminx | 2:45.70 | — | early days — 1 solve | 912 / 1,313 | |
| Pyraminx | 14.20 | 20.40 | top 78.7% | 4,856 / 6,109 | |
| 4×4 | 1:54.10 | — | early days — 1 solve | 2,426 / 3,108 | |
| 5×5 | 3:19.24 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,242 / 1,412 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:03.24 | — | early days — 2 solves | 2,225 / 2,685 |
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
- 16 Dec 2023Three personal bests in one day at Sydney Summer 2023.
- 28 Sep 2023First sub-20 3×3: 12.80 at Australian Nationals 2023.
- 28 Sep 2023First sub-15 3×3: 12.80 at Australian Nationals 2023.
- 5 Mar 2023First competition: North Sydney Cube Day 2023. A 22.01 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- NSW State Championship 2025 · 26 Apr 2025
- Sydney Summer 2023 · 16 Dec 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Australian Nationals 2023 · 28 Sep 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- North Sydney Cube Day 2023 · 5 Mar 2023
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.
- Liam Highducheck — met in 21 rounds, never finished ahead
- Bryan Eng — met in 21 rounds, never finished ahead
- James Kirschner — met in 21 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 0.80 away.
- A sub-6 Skewb single — 19,128 people have one; it is 1.97 away.
Targets move as he improves.