People · Australia
Neil Zhao
3×3 · top 48.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2026 · 2026ZHAO02
Neil Zhao has been competing for 8 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 23.40, set at Tassie Summer 2026, puts him in the top 48.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 5,072nd in Australia. Across 1 competition since January 2026, he has put 18 official solves on the record across four events.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 23.40 | 26.35 | top 48.9% | 5,072 / 11,709 | |
| 2×2 | 6.51 | 10.80 | top 56.1% | 4,492 / 8,567 | |
| Megaminx | 4:55.47 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,264 / 1,277 | |
| Clock | 57.50 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,082 / 1,095 |
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
- 17 Jan 2026First competition: Tassie Summer 2026. A 23.40 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Tassie Summer 2026 · 17 Jan 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.
- Chris Mills — met in 5 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ben Wakelin — met in 5 rounds, never finished ahead
- Emmet Hobbs — met in 5 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 3.40 away.
- A sub-6 2×2 single — 95,042 people have one; it is 0.51 away.
Targets move as he improves.