People · Germany
Philipp Hongyi Zhou
3×3 · top 20.3% of 288,433 all-time · competing since August 2026 · 2026ZHOU47
Philipp Hongyi Zhou has been competing for 2 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 13.78, set at Rubik's German Nationals 2026, puts him in the top 20.3% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,014th in Germany. Across 3 competitions since August 2026, he has put 50 official solves on the record across six events. Philipp has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Germany | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 13.78 | 21.69 | top 20.3% | 1,014 / 4,182 | |
| 2×2 | 4.60 | 6.96 | top 34.3% | 1,145 / 2,931 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.43 | 14.75 | top 40.0% | 930 / 2,020 | |
| 4×4 | 1:49.69 | — | early days — 3 solves | 1,487 / 1,966 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 53.77 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,101 / 1,328 | |
| Skewb | 21.17 | 24.22 | top 91.3% | 1,137 / 1,192 |
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
- 28 Aug 2026First competition: Rubik's German Nationals 2026. A 13.78 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Waremme Open 2026 · 11 Oct 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Kölner Kubing 2026 · 25 Sep 2026
- Rubik's German Nationals 2026 · 28 Aug 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.
- Lennert Smeets — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
- Maximilian van der Straten — met in 9 rounds, never finished ahead
- Thorsten Jenz — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 1.78 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 50,215 people have one; it is 0.60 away.
Targets move as he improves.