People · Switzerland
Jingqi Zhang
Megaminx · top 0.34% of 34,786 all-time · competing since October 2016 · 2016ZHAJ08
Jingqi Zhang has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Megaminx: a personal-best single of 31.46, set at Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026, puts him in the top 0.34% of the 34,786 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2nd in Switzerland. Until June 2017, no official Megaminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 26 competitions since October 2016, he has put 1,385 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 89% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.63 in October 2016 to 6.29, a 62% improvement. Jingqi has entered 26 competitions, more competitions than 98% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Switzerland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Megaminx | 31.46 | 34.87 | top 0.34% | 2 / 207 | |
| 3×3 | 6.29 | 7.89 | top 0.68% | 12 / 1,197 | |
| Square-1 | 6.74 | 17.60 | top 1.4% | 6 / 159 | |
| 4×4 | 27.56 | 32.55 | top 1.6% | 11 / 462 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 11.24 | 13.96 | top 2.1% | 14 / 367 | |
| Pyraminx | 2.56 | 3.67 | top 2.3% | 22 / 655 | |
| 5×5 | 55.26 | 1:02.88 | top 3.5% | 11 / 266 | |
| 2×2 | 1.83 | 3.43 | top 3.7% | 60 / 913 | |
| Skewb | 3.23 | 5.70 | top 6.2% | 32 / 388 | |
| 6×6 | 1:55.74 | 1:59.17 | top 9.4% | 12 / 141 | |
| 7×7 | 3:30.32 | 3:37.45 | top 19.9% | 19 / 118 |
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
- 29 Aug 2026Three personal bests in one day at RésoLucens 2026.
- 16 Jul 2026Three personal bests in one day at Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026.
- 20 Sep 2025Three personal bests in one day at Neyruz Open 2025.
- 7 Jun 2025Four personal bests in one day at Swiss Nationals 2025.
- 26 Apr 2025Three personal bests in one day at Martigny Open 2025.
- 9 Sep 2022Three personal bests in one day at Swiss Nationals 2022.
Competitions
- RésoLucens 2026 · 29 Aug 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Ecublens Open 2026 · 22 Aug 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026 · 16 Jul 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Swisscubing Cup III 2026 · 23 May 2026
- Bursins Goes Fast 2026 · 4 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Wiler Würfelfäst 2026 · 29 Mar 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Swiss Science Open 2025 · 4 Oct 2025
- Neyruz Open 2025 · 20 Sep 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- La Clock-de-Fonds 2025 · 14 Sep 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Swisscubing Cup V 2025 · 6 Sep 2025
- La Côte Open 2025 · 23 Aug 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Swiss Nationals 2025 · 7 Jun 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Martigny Open 2025 · 26 Apr 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Lonay Cube 2024 · 26 Oct 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Barby Cube Autumn 2024 · 21 Sep 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Wiler Würfelfäst für Afänger 2024 · 23 Mar 2024
- Swisscubing Cup V 2023 · 26 Aug 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Swiss Science Open 2022 · 5 Nov 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Swiss Nationals 2022 · 9 Sep 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Danish Championship 2022 · 2 Sep 2022 — 11 personal bests set
- Swisscubing Cup II 2019 · 13 Apr 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Les Automnales 2018 · 10 Nov 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Swisscubing Cup I 2018 · 3 Mar 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Swiss Open 2017 · 21 Jul 2017 — 6 personal bests set
- Cité des Jeux 2016 · 12 Nov 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Musée suisse du jeu 2016 · 15 Oct 2016 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Benjamin Wirahpati — met in 166 rounds, finished ahead 61 times
- Levin Houghton — met in 154 rounds, finished ahead 80 times
- Ioannis Papadopoulos — met in 148 rounds, finished ahead 146 times
Next targets
- A sub-30 Megaminx single — 75 people have one; it is 1.46 away.
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 0.29 away.
Targets move as he improves.