People · China
Naifan Zhang (张乃凡)
3×3 one-handed · top 14.6% of 73,695 all-time · competing since December 2015 · 2015ZHAN98
Naifan Zhang (张乃凡) has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 3×3 one-handed: a personal-best single of 17.83, set at Harbin Open 2025, puts him in the top 14.6% of the 73,695 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,450th in China. Across 8 competitions since December 2015, he has put 186 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one; 97% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.14 in December 2015 to 12.43, a 23% improvement. Naifan has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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 one-handed | 17.83 | 23.77 | top 14.6% | 1,450 / 5,922 | |
| 3×3 | 12.43 | 14.51 | top 15.4% | 6,040 / 28,153 | |
| 4×4 | 48.61 | 55.65 | top 22.9% | 2,461 / 5,926 | |
| 5×5 | 1:26.65 | 1:34.03 | top 24.6% | 1,154 / 2,816 | |
| 2×2 | 4.40 | 6.35 | top 31.6% | 5,421 / 15,796 | |
| Skewb | 7.97 | 13.79 | top 41.0% | 2,424 / 5,004 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.99 | 11.95 | top 44.7% | 4,760 / 10,224 | |
| 6×6 | 3:39.49 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,063 / 1,349 | |
| 7×7 | 5:40.27 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,034 / 1,261 |
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
- 3 Jul 2016First sub-15 3×3: 13.77 at Changchun Open 2016.
- 3 Jul 2016Three personal bests in one day at Changchun Open 2016.
- 20 Dec 2015First competition: Heilongjiang Open 2015. A 16.14 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Zhengzhou Summer I 2025 · 23 Aug 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Harbin Open 2025 · 20 Jul 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Harbin Open 2024 · 27 Oct 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Fushun Open 2024 · 28 Jan 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Taizhou Open 2019 · 3 Aug 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Ningbo Open 2018 · 13 Oct 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Changchun Open 2016 · 3 Jul 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Heilongjiang Open 2015 · 20 Dec 2015
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.
- Sheng Cao (曹晟) — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead once
- Juewei Hu (胡珏伟) — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead once
- Baiqiang Dong (董百强) — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 5,987 people have one; it is 2.83 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.43 away.
Targets move as he improves.