People · China
Jianye Zhang (张建业)
3×3 · top 4.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since June 2025 · 2025ZHAN62
Jianye Zhang (张建业) has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.68, set at Wuhu Open 2026, puts him in the top 4.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,567th in China. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since June 2025, he has put 65 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.76 in June 2025 to 8.68, a 26% improvement. Jianye 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 | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.68 | 10.86 | top 4.1% | 1,567 / 28,153 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.97 | 19.76 | top 15.0% | 1,479 / 5,922 | |
| 2×2 | 4.28 | 4.87 | top 30.1% | 5,155 / 15,796 | |
| 4×4 | 55.74 | 1:04.93 | top 31.6% | 3,191 / 5,926 |
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
- 25 Jul 2026Three personal bests in one day at Wuhu Open 2026.
- 20 May 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.21 at Hefei Cubing League 3x3 I 2026.
- 7 Jun 2025First competition: Yancheng Open 2025. A 11.76 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Wuhu Open 2026 · 25 Jul 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Hefei Cubing League 3x3 III 2026 · 17 Jun 2026
- Hefei Cubing League 3x3 I 2026 · 20 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Yancheng Open 2025 · 7 Jun 2025
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.
- Yiheng Wang (王艺衡) — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
- Handi Huang (黄翰迪) — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead once
- Lukai Zou (邹路凯) — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.68 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 5,987 people have one; it is 2.97 away.
Targets move as he improves.