People · China
Jingwen Zhang (张竞文)
2×2 · top 6.4% of 189,179 all-time · competing since May 2026 · 2026ZHAN62
Jingwen Zhang (张竞文) has been competing for 6 months. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.22, set at Beijing Autumn Begins 2026, puts him in the top 6.4% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 926th in China. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since May 2026, he has put 76 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. Jingwen has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.22 | 3.78 | top 6.4% | 926 / 15,939 | |
| 3×3 | 10.25 | 11.65 | top 8.2% | 3,283 / 28,499 | |
| 4×4 | 52.82 | 56.97 | top 28.3% | 2,985 / 5,999 | |
| Clock | 10.82 | 12.60 | top 29.1% | 706 / 1,887 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.73 | 9.54 | top 34.0% | 3,772 / 10,269 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.09 | 30.49 | top 37.2% | 3,533 / 5,994 |
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
- 1 May 2026First competition: Start of Summer Beijing 2026. A 10.70 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Beijing Autumn Rivalry 2026 · 1 Oct 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Beijing Autumn Begins 2026 · 22 Aug 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Start of Summer Beijing 2026 · 1 May 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.
- Chenhao Ma (马晨皓) — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
- Xintong Wang (王心潼) — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
- Zhongcheng Shen (谌重丞) — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.22 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.25 away.
Targets move as he improves.