People · China
Jinyu Zhou (周晋宇)
2×2 · top 16.1% of 186,767 all-time · competing since August 2025 · 2025ZHOU29
Jinyu Zhou (周晋宇) has been competing for a year. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.16, set at Zhengzhou Zest 2025, puts him in the top 16.1% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,585th in China. Across 2 competitions since August 2025, he has put 30 official solves on the record across four events. His 2×2 best has come down from 3.65 in August 2025 to 3.16, a 13% improvement. Jinyu has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.16 | 4.67 | top 16.1% | 2,585 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 | 12.65 | 14.38 | top 16.2% | 6,352 / 28,153 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.46 | 9.67 | top 31.7% | 3,489 / 10,224 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 29.76 | 31.92 | top 46.1% | 4,082 / 5,922 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 27 Dec 2025First sub-15 3×3: 12.65 at Zhengzhou Zest 2025.
- 24 Aug 2025First competition: Zhengzhou Summer III 2025. A 17.55 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Zhengzhou Zest 2025 · 27 Dec 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Zhengzhou Summer III 2025 · 24 Aug 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.
- Songtao Zhang (张松涛) — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Qinghong Liu (刘庆鸿) — met in 6 rounds, never finished ahead
- Weixi Tang (唐维羲) — met in 5 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.16 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.65 away.
Targets move as he improves.