People · China
Lihong Zhang (张黎鸿)
3×3 · top 6.4% of 288,433 all-time · competing since October 2025 · 2025ZHAL02
Lihong Zhang (张黎鸿) has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.60, set at Guilin Open 2026, puts him in the top 6.4% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,526th in China. Until November 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since October 2025, he has put 24 official solves on the record across one event. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 19% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.93 in October 2025 to 9.60, a 31% improvement. Lihong has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 9.60 | 11.24 | top 6.4% | 2,526 / 28,499 |
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
- 18 Oct 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.60 at Guilin Open 2026.
- 19 Oct 2025First competition: Guilin Open 2025. A 13.93 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Guilin Open 2026 · 18 Oct 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Liuzhou Open 2026 · 24 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Guilin Open 2025 · 19 Oct 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.
The circuit
The people whose scorecards keep turning up next to his.
- Lianghai Sui (眭亮海) — met in 5 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Chuntian Long (龙椿天) — met in 5 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Deying Ou (欧德颖) — met in 5 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.60 away.
Targets move as he improves.