People · China
Lingyang Zeng (曾令阳)
2×2 · top 8.8% of 186,767 all-time · competing since January 2019 · 2019ZENG01
Lingyang Zeng (曾令阳) has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.49, set at Yunnan Open 2019, puts him in the top 8.8% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,300th in China. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since January 2019, he has put 130 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.26 in January 2019 to 10.71, a 50% improvement. Lingyang has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.49 | 3.55 | top 8.8% | 1,300 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 | 10.71 | 12.59 | top 9.6% | 3,753 / 28,153 | |
| 4×4 | 40.83 | 43.03 | top 13.1% | 1,420 / 5,926 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.42 | 7.85 | top 23.2% | 2,644 / 10,224 | |
| Skewb | 6.29 | 10.06 | top 28.0% | 1,730 / 5,004 | |
| 5×5 | 1:40.01 | 1:49.83 | top 35.4% | 1,595 / 2,816 | |
| Megaminx | 1:54.40 | 2:03.00 | top 42.8% | 1,202 / 1,678 | |
| Square-1 | 33.25 | 41.25 | top 55.5% | 943 / 1,362 |
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
- 6 Oct 2019Five personal bests in one day at Yunnan Open 2019.
- 26 May 2019First sub-20 3×3: 14.80 at Kunming Open 2019.
- 26 May 2019First sub-15 3×3: 14.80 at Kunming Open 2019.
- 26 May 2019Five personal bests in one day at Kunming Open 2019.
- 27 Jan 2019First competition: Jieyang Winter 2019. A 21.26 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Jiajiang Open 2026 · 25 Jul 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Yunnan Open 2019 · 6 Oct 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Kunming Open 2019 · 26 May 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Jieyang Winter 2019 · 27 Jan 2019
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.
- Le Dai (代乐) — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Tongming Shi (石童鸣) — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Xu Hou (侯旭) — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.49 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.71 away.
Targets move as he improves.