People · China
Mingtao Zhong (钟明涛)
3×3 · top 5.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2026 · 2026ZHON02
Mingtao Zhong (钟明涛) has been competing for 7 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.44, set at Huanggang Open 2026, puts him in the top 5.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,294th in China. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 2 competitions since February 2026, he has put 35 official solves on the record across six events. Mingtao has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.44 | 10.55 | top 5.9% | 2,294 / 28,153 | |
| 6×6 | 1:53.13 | 2:03.68 | early days — 3 solves | 183 / 1,349 | |
| 4×4 | 37.76 | 42.77 | top 9.5% | 1,006 / 5,926 | |
| 7×7 | 2:56.31 | 3:03.02 | early days — 3 solves | 197 / 1,261 | |
| 5×5 | 1:07.29 | 1:11.95 | top 9.8% | 477 / 2,816 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.06 | 20.88 | top 15.2% | 1,502 / 5,922 |
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 story so far
- 6 Feb 2026First competition: Guangdong Open - Revival & Rival 2026.
Competitions
- Huanggang Open 2026 · 7 Jun 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Guangdong Open - Revival & Rival 2026 · 6 Feb 2026
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.
- Yichen Ye (叶逸晨) — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Kangjin Liu (刘康琎) — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Zijian Cai (蔡子健) — met in 8 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.44 away.
- A sub-1:30 6×6 single — 336 people have one; it is 23.13 away.
Targets move as he improves.