People · United States
Lifan Zhang
3×3 · top 30.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2025 · 2025ZHAN74
Lifan Zhang has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 16.96, set at Edgemont Cubing 2026, puts him in the top 30.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 17,007th in the United States. Across 2 competitions since July 2025, he has put 10 official solves on the record across one event. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.70 in July 2025 to 16.96, a 14% improvement. Lifan has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 16.96 | 18.39 | top 30.9% | 17,007 / 59,724 |
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
- 12 Jul 2025First competition: Long Island Summer 2025. A 19.70 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Edgemont Cubing 2026 · 18 Apr 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Long Island Summer 2025 · 12 Jul 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.
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 1.96 away.
Targets move as he improves.