People · China
Qianhan Zhang (张乾翰)
2×2 · top 2.4% of 186,767 all-time · competing since August 2015 · 2015ZHAN55
Qianhan Zhang (张乾翰) has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.56, set at Nanchang Winter 2025, puts him in the top 2.4% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 284th in China. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 18 competitions since August 2015, he has put 303 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% 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 21.72 in August 2015 to 8.33, a 62% improvement. Qianhan has entered 18 competitions, more competitions than 96% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.56 | 4.63 | top 2.4% | 284 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 | 8.33 | 10.63 | top 3.4% | 1,266 / 28,153 | |
| 4×4 | 39.44 | 42.63 | top 11.5% | 1,218 / 5,926 | |
| 5×5 | 1:10.07 | 1:15.76 | top 11.6% | 572 / 2,816 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.13 | 22.44 | top 18.2% | 1,810 / 5,922 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.78 | 11.00 | top 18.4% | 2,112 / 10,224 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:36.60 | — | top 25.5% | 352 / 1,183 | |
| Megaminx | 1:31.59 | — | early days — 2 solves | 879 / 1,678 | |
| Skewb | 6.64 | 9.05 | top 30.8% | 1,889 / 5,004 | |
| 6×6 | 3:10.25 | — | early days — 3 solves | 893 / 1,349 | |
| 7×7 | 4:48.43 | — | early days — 2 solves | 850 / 1,261 | |
| Square-1 | 39.18 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,074 / 1,362 |
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
- 26 Nov 2023First sub-10 3×3: 8.37 at Shenzhen Youth Open 2023.
- 7 Aug 2016First sub-15 3×3: 13.40 at Shantou Open 2016.
- 2 Oct 2015First sub-20 3×3: 18.55 at China Championship 2015.
- 2 Aug 2015First competition: Shantou Open 2015. A 21.72 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Xuzhou Zenith 2026 · 11 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Canton Countdown 2025 · 31 Dec 2025
- Nanchang Winter 2025 · 23 Nov 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Guilin Open 2025 · 19 Oct 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Zhuhai Open 2025 · 15 Jun 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Shenzhen Open 2024 · 7 Dec 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Guangzhou Big Cubes 2024 · 18 Aug 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Shenzhen Open 2023 · 24 Dec 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Shenzhen Youth Open 2023 · 26 Nov 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Jieyang Good Afternoon 2021 · 31 Jan 2021 — 1 personal best set
- Shenzhen Good Afternoon 2021 · 9 Jan 2021 — 2 personal bests set
- China's 10th Anniversary Championship 2017 · 1 Oct 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Chaozhou Open 2017 · 18 Jun 2017
- GDSY Open 2017 · 26 Mar 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Shenzhen New Year 2017 · 1 Jan 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Shantou Open 2016 · 7 Aug 2016 — 1 personal best set
- China Championship 2015 · 2 Oct 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Shantou Open 2015 · 2 Aug 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.
- Xusheng Hong (洪旭升) — met in 40 rounds, finished ahead 23 times
- Ruohan Qiu (邱若寒) — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Yang Pin Xiu (楊品修) — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.56 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.33 away.
Targets move as he improves.