People · China
Junyi Zhao (赵峻仪)
3×3 · top 6.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2023 · 2023ZHAO22
Junyi Zhao (赵峻仪) has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.67, set at Tianjin Open 2024, puts him in the top 6.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,549th in China. Until November 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since November 2023, he has put 50 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.79 in November 2023 to 9.67, a 24% improvement. Junyi 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 | 9.67 | 11.99 | top 6.6% | 2,549 / 28,153 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.52 | 17.85 | top 32.2% | 3,537 / 10,224 | |
| 2×2 | 4.56 | 5.39 | top 33.7% | 5,780 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:10.11 | — | early days — 3 solves | 764 / 1,183 |
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
- 5 Apr 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.85 at Shenyang Spring 2024.
- 18 Nov 2023First competition: Chongqing Open 2023. A 12.79 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Beijing Winter 2025 · 4 Jan 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Tianjin Open 2024 · 1 Jun 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Shenyang Spring 2024 · 5 Apr 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Chongqing Open 2023 · 18 Nov 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.
- Yi Qu (曲熠) — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Muyi Yang (杨慕屹) — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Yifan Wang (王逸帆) — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.67 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 1.52 away.
Targets move as he improves.