People · Australia
Louis Zhang
3×3 · top 4.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2023 · 2023ZHAN03
Louis Zhang has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.00, set at Tramsheds IX: June Sunday 2026, puts him in the top 4.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 452nd in Australia. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since January 2023, he has put 219 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 94% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.41 in January 2023 to 9.00, a 58% improvement. Louis has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.00 | 10.64 | top 4.9% | 452 / 11,709 | |
| 2×2 | 2.76 | 3.75 | top 11.6% | 870 / 8,567 | |
| 4×4 | 51.35 | 1:04.40 | top 26.4% | 682 / 3,051 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.92 | 12.79 | top 27.2% | 1,409 / 5,993 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.96 | 26.69 | top 28.7% | 648 / 2,659 | |
| Skewb | 7.90 | 10.53 | top 40.5% | 1,226 / 3,534 | |
| Square-1 | 1:01.90 | — | early days — 2 solves | 794 / 899 |
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
- 9 Nov 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.73 at Tramsheds VII: Spring Sunday 2025.
- 9 Nov 2025Three personal bests in one day at Tramsheds VII: Spring Sunday 2025.
- 26 Apr 2025Four personal bests in one day at NSW State Championship 2025.
- 16 Dec 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.16 at Sydney Summer 2023.
- 16 Dec 2023Three personal bests in one day at Sydney Summer 2023.
- 27 Aug 2023First sub-20 3×3: 16.42 at Cubing at Tramsheds Sunday 2023.
Competitions
- Tramsheds IX: June Sunday 2026 · 7 Jun 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Tramsheds VII: Spring Sunday 2025 · 9 Nov 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Tramsheds V: Autumn Sunday 2025 · 18 May 2025
- NSW State Championship 2025 · 26 Apr 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Tramsheds IV: Summer Sunday 2025 · 9 Feb 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Sydney Spring Sunday 2024 · 17 Nov 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Tramsheds III: August Sunday 2024 · 25 Aug 2024
- Tramsheds II: May Sunday 2024 · 19 May 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Sydney Summer 2023 · 16 Dec 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubing at Tramsheds Sunday 2023 · 27 Aug 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Warm Up Sydney Saturday 2023 · 15 Jul 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Cubing at The Cube Sunday 2023 · 22 Jan 2023
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.
- Ryan Tan — met in 39 rounds, never finished ahead
- Sora Sato — met in 38 rounds, never finished ahead
- Adriel Tsui — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.00 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.76 away.
Targets move as he improves.