People · China
Lixiang Zhang (张理翔)
3×3 · top 4.0% of 288,433 all-time · competing since December 2024 · 2024ZHAL06
Lixiang Zhang (张理翔) has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.59, set at Xuzhou Zenith 2026, puts him in the top 4.0% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,528th in China. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since December 2024, he has put 80 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. Lixiang 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 | 8.59 | 9.22 | top 4.0% | 1,528 / 28,499 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 12.68 | 15.65 | top 4.0% | 357 / 5,994 | |
| 4×4 | 33.52 | 36.67 | top 5.5% | 553 / 5,999 | |
| 5×5 | 1:08.96 | 1:11.16 | top 11.0% | 564 / 2,857 | |
| 2×2 | 2.75 | 4.44 | top 11.5% | 1,799 / 15,939 | |
| 7×7 | 3:23.16 | 3:29.00 | early days — 3 solves | 372 / 1,274 | |
| 6×6 | 2:15.46 | 2:18.51 | early days — 3 solves | 413 / 1,363 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 42 moves | — | top 55.7% | 666 / 1,071 |
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
- 11 Apr 2026Three personal bests in one day at Xuzhou Zenith 2026.
- 15 Dec 2024First competition: Hangzhou Open 2024. A 8.63 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- FMC Nanjing 2026 · 12 Jul 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Xuzhou Zenith 2026 · 11 Apr 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Hangzhou Open 2024 · 15 Dec 2024
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.
- Chenhao Ma (马晨皓) — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead once
- Yechen Yan (颜叶辰) — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Yiheng Wang (王艺衡) — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.59 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 one-handed single — 2,239 people have one; it is 0.68 away.
Targets move as he improves.