People · United States
Larry Zhang (张荣洲)
3×3 · top 3.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since June 2017 · 2017ZHAL03
Larry Zhang (张荣洲) has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.30, set at Presidential Puzzles in PA 2026, puts him in the top 3.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,894th in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since June 2017, he has put 246 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 76% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.46 in June 2017 to 8.30, a 43% improvement. Larry has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.30 | 9.35 | top 3.3% | 1,894 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 2.26 | 3.88 | top 6.7% | 2,653 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 38.95 | 49.33 | top 10.9% | 1,617 / 19,072 | |
| Square-1 | 13.42 | 16.52 | top 12.8% | 883 / 6,743 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:16.65 | — | early days — 1 solve | 353 / 2,092 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.33 | 28.96 | top 21.4% | 2,737 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 1:30.21 | 1:35.75 | top 27.5% | 2,152 / 9,401 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.24 | 8.67 | top 29.8% | 8,275 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 38 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 879 / 2,040 | |
| Clock | 15.47 | 19.07 | top 49.8% | 4,065 / 8,927 |
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
- 16 May 2026Three personal bests in one day at Presidential Puzzles in PA 2026.
- 10 Jun 2023Three personal bests in one day at Reno Summer 2023.
- 1 Apr 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.88 at Bobcat Battle 2023.
- 24 Jun 2017First competition: Beijing Open 2017. A 15.53 3×3 single to start from.
- 24 Jun 2017First sub-15 3×3: 14.46 at Beijing Open 2017.
Competitions
- Tartan Twist PA 2026 · 29 Aug 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Presidential Puzzles in PA 2026 · 16 May 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Cube Against Cancer Pittsburgh 2026 · 28 Mar 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Vegas Cubing Winter 2026 · 28 Feb 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Steel City Sprint PA 2026 · 24 Jan 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- FMC under the Mistletoe 2025 · 20 Dec 2025
- Vegas Cubing Cup Summer 2025 · 9 Aug 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Reno Summer 2023 · 10 Jun 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Bobcat Battle 2023 · 1 Apr 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Cubing on the Octagon 2022 · 31 Dec 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Beijing Open 2017 · 24 Jun 2017 — 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.
- Dev Choksi — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Leia Jiang — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Colton Gehrling — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.30 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.26 away.
Targets move as he improves.