People · China
Lei Zhang (张磊)
3×3 · top 0.82% of 288,433 all-time · competing since August 2014 · 2014ZHAN39
Lei Zhang (张磊) has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 6.45, set at Guiyang Open 2024, puts him in the top 0.82% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 318th in China. Until May 2011, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 13 competitions since August 2014, he has put 385 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 90% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.58 in August 2014 to 6.45, a 59% improvement. Lei has entered 13 competitions, more competitions than 94% 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 | 6.45 | 9.46 | top 0.82% | 318 / 28,499 | |
| 4×4 | 30.44 | 35.93 | top 3.2% | 322 / 5,999 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 14.22 | 15.51 | top 6.6% | 648 / 5,994 | |
| 5×5 | 1:05.69 | 1:11.54 | top 8.9% | 444 / 2,857 | |
| 2×2 | 2.63 | 4.01 | top 10.3% | 1,585 / 15,939 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.59 | 9.64 | top 24.6% | 2,823 / 10,269 | |
| 6×6 | 2:30.40 | 2:42.29 | top 25.9% | 567 / 1,363 | |
| Skewb | 8.17 | 11.08 | top 42.7% | 2,528 / 5,030 | |
| 7×7 | 4:41.96 | 4:47.51 | early days — 3 solves | 837 / 1,274 |
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
- 4 May 2026Three personal bests in one day at Chengdu Welcoming Summer 2026.
- 3 Aug 2024Three personal bests in one day at Xi'an Open 2024.
- 18 Nov 2023Three personal bests in one day at Chongqing Open 2023.
- 15 Oct 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.65 at Chengdu Flash Cube Open 2023.
- 15 Oct 2023Three personal bests in one day at Chengdu Flash Cube Open 2023.
- 1 May 2019Five personal bests in one day at Guiyang Open 2019.
Competitions
- Chengdu Embracing Summer 2026 · 5 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Chengdu Welcoming Summer 2026 · 4 May 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Chongqing New Year 2025 · 12 Jan 2025
- Xi'an Open 2024 · 3 Aug 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Chengdu Summer 2024 · 20 Jul 2024
- Guiyang Open 2024 · 26 May 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Chongqing Open 2023 · 18 Nov 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Chengdu Flash Cube Open 2023 · 15 Oct 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Guiyang Open 2019 · 1 May 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Chongqing Open 2018 · 8 Dec 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Chongqing Open 2017 · 30 Dec 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Hefei Open 2017 · 5 Oct 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Chongqing Open 2014 · 9 Aug 2014 — 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.
- Feilong Tang (唐飞龙) — met in 53 rounds, finished ahead 28 times
- Le Rong (荣乐) — met in 41 rounds, finished ahead 31 times · head to head
- Yusheng Du (杜宇生) — met in 41 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 0.45 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,465 people have one; it is 0.44 away.
Targets move as he improves.