People · China
Long Zhou (周隆)
3×3 · top 2.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2013 · 2013ZHOU21
Long Zhou (周隆) has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.49, set at Fuzhou Open 2016, puts him in the top 2.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 698th in China. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 14 competitions since December 2013, he has put 493 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 76% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 10.65 in December 2013 to 7.49, a 30% improvement. Long has entered 14 competitions, more competitions than 95% 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 | 7.49 | 10.48 | top 2.0% | 698 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 2.12 | 3.75 | top 5.6% | 787 / 15,796 | |
| 4×4 | 33.76 | 39.43 | top 5.6% | 561 / 5,926 | |
| 5×5 | 1:03.95 | 1:09.52 | top 7.8% | 370 / 2,816 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.01 | 19.28 | top 10.2% | 1,000 / 5,922 | |
| 7×7 | 3:15.20 | 3:28.06 | top 14.8% | 292 / 1,261 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.57 | 7.98 | top 16.9% | 1,973 / 10,224 | |
| 6×6 | 2:14.20 | 2:23.38 | top 17.5% | 385 / 1,349 | |
| Megaminx | 1:22.56 | 1:31.00 | top 23.4% | 712 / 1,678 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:50.37 | — | early days — 1 solve | 693 / 1,183 | |
| Skewb | 13.45 | 15.55 | top 72.6% | 3,794 / 5,004 |
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
- 1 Mar 2026Three personal bests in one day at Quanzhou Big Cubes 2026.
- 12 May 2018Three personal bests in one day at Fujian Championship 2018.
- 16 Oct 2016Three personal bests in one day at TKK Open 2016.
- 5 Jun 2016Four personal bests in one day at Fuzhou Open 2016.
- 24 May 2015First sub-10 3×3: 9.92 at Fuzhou Open 2015.
- 9 Aug 2014Four personal bests in one day at Cross-strait Cubing Exchange 2014.
Competitions
- Xuzhou Zenith 2026 · 11 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Quanzhou Big Cubes 2026 · 1 Mar 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Jiangmen Open 2025 · 24 Aug 2025
- Quanzhou Open 2019 · 25 Aug 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Xiamen Open 2018 · 9 Dec 2018
- Fujian Championship 2018 · 12 May 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Fuzhou Autumn 2017 · 5 Nov 2017
- Quanzhou Open 2016 · 18 Dec 2016
- TKK Open 2016 · 16 Oct 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Fuzhou Open 2016 · 5 Jun 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Fuzhou Open 2015 · 24 May 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Cross-strait Cubing Exchange 2014 · 9 Aug 2014 — 4 personal bests set
- Fuzhou Open 2014 · 11 May 2014 — 6 personal bests set
- Fuzhou Open 2013 · 15 Dec 2013 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Chengzhang Lin (林成璋) — met in 69 rounds, finished ahead 56 times
- Zheng Lin (林铮) — met in 66 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Shenchuan Mao (毛神川) — met in 47 rounds, finished ahead 22 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.49 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.12 away.
Targets move as he improves.