People · China
Qianyu Zhu (朱芊雨)
3×3 · top 9.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since September 2024 · 2024ZHUQ02
Qianyu Zhu (朱芊雨) has been competing for 2 years. Her best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.52, set at Xuzhou Zenith 2026, puts her in the top 9.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,519th in China. Until August 2006, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since September 2024, she has put 30 official solves on the record across two events. Solve to solve, her 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. Her 3×3 best has come down from 15.01 in September 2024 to 10.52, a 30% improvement. Qianyu 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 | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.52 | 12.28 | top 9.0% | 3,519 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 4.50 | 9.94 | top 32.9% | 5,640 / 15,796 |
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
- 16 Nov 2025First sub-15 3×3: 12.32 at Xuzhou Open 2025.
- 21 Sep 2024First competition: Xuzhou Autumn 2024. A 15.01 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Xuzhou Zenith 2026 · 11 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Xuzhou Open 2025 · 16 Nov 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Xuzhou Autumn 2024 · 21 Sep 2024
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 her.
- Huacao Zhao (赵华操) — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Xuanqi Cao (曹轩绮) — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Guangda Liu (刘广达) — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.52 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.50 away.
Targets move as she improves.