People · Netherlands
Kelian Zhang
Pyraminx · top 1.6% of 129,321 all-time · competing since May 2018 · 2018ZHAK03
Kelian Zhang has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 2.27, set at Ermelo Cubing B 2023, puts him in the top 1.6% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 38th in the Netherlands. Until July 2011, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 15 competitions since May 2018, he has put 437 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 71% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His Pyraminx best has come down from 6.43 in May 2018 to 2.27, a 65% improvement. Kelian has entered 15 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Netherlands | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 2.27 | 4.71 | top 1.6% | 38 / 1,283 | |
| 2×2 | 1.64 | 4.22 | top 2.8% | 64 / 1,665 | |
| 3×3 | 9.59 | 11.16 | top 6.3% | 173 / 2,294 | |
| Skewb | 4.21 | 6.11 | top 12.4% | 119 / 957 | |
| 4×4 | 47.46 | 55.53 | top 21.4% | 198 / 1,000 | |
| Clock | 10.78 | 11.07 | top 29.0% | 139 / 466 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 30.39 | 36.00 | top 47.5% | 322 / 726 | |
| 5×5 | 2:33.92 | — | early days — 3 solves | 351 / 532 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 51 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 138 / 167 |
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, Pyraminx. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 3 Jun 2023Three personal bests in one day at Dutch Open 2023.
- 23 Apr 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.59 at Ermelo Cubing B 2023.
- 23 Apr 2023Four personal bests in one day at Ermelo Cubing B 2023.
- 21 Sep 2019First sub-20 3×3: 15.67 at Dutch Nationals 2019.
- 21 Sep 2019First sub-15 3×3: 13.58 at Dutch Nationals 2019.
- 21 Sep 2019Three personal bests in one day at Dutch Nationals 2019.
Competitions
- Beginner Utrecht 2025 · 3 Aug 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Amsterdam Open 2023 · 10 Sep 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Dutch Open 2023 · 3 Jun 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Ermelo Cubing B 2023 · 23 Apr 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Star Cubing Nijmegen 2020 · 29 Feb 2020 — 2 personal bests set
- Happy New Year Cubing Hoorn 2020 · 4 Jan 2020 — 1 personal best set
- Belgian Open 2019 · 28 Sep 2019
- Dutch Nationals 2019 · 21 Sep 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Breda Open 2019 · 8 Jun 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Dutch Masters 2019 · 6 Apr 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Happy New Year Cubing Nijmegen 2019 · 5 Jan 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Dutch Nationals 2018 · 22 Sep 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Zwolle Open 2018 · 17 Aug 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Veenendaal Open 2018 · 23 Jun 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Breda Open 2018 · 19 May 2018 — 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.
- Olivier Vos — met in 75 rounds, finished ahead 21 times
- Ron van Bruchem — met in 73 rounds, finished ahead 49 times
- Mark Bennis — met in 72 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.27 away.
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.64 away.
Targets move as he improves.