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Reece Zhang
3×3 · top 9.7% of 288,433 all-time · competing since June 2022 · 2022ZHAN24
Reece Zhang has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.73, set at Sydney Cubing Decathlon 2026, puts him in the top 9.7% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 869th in Australia. Until August 2006, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since June 2022, he has put 186 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 67% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.35 in June 2022 to 10.73, a 56% improvement. Reece has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.73 | 12.99 | top 9.7% | 869 / 11,943 | |
| 2×2 | 3.05 | 4.87 | top 14.9% | 1,159 / 8,727 | |
| 4×4 | 56.92 | 1:06.66 | top 33.1% | 874 / 3,108 | |
| 5×5 | 1:49.46 | 2:04.36 | top 42.3% | 588 / 1,412 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 28.84 | 33.49 | top 44.1% | 1,033 / 2,685 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.23 | 13.61 | top 54.8% | 3,238 / 6,109 | |
| Clock | 20.66 | 29.81 | top 66.7% | 761 / 1,159 | |
| 6×6 | 5:32.08 | — | early days — 1 solve | 572 / 667 |
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
- 2 Oct 2026Four personal bests in one day at Sydney Cubing Decathlon 2026.
- 23 Aug 2025First sub-15 3×3: 11.45 at Tramsheds VI: Winter Saturday 2025.
- 21 May 2023First sub-20 3×3: 18.91 at Marrickville Mini May Open 2023.
- 11 Jun 2022First competition: NSW Open 2022. A 24.35 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Sydney Cubing Decathlon 2026 · 2 Oct 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Tramsheds X: Winter Sunday 2026 · 30 Aug 2026
- Tramsheds IX: June Saturday 2026 · 6 Jun 2026 — 1 personal best set
- NxNjoyable Sydney Gathering 2026 · 28 Mar 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Tramsheds VII: Spring Saturday 2025 · 8 Nov 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Tramsheds VI: Winter Saturday 2025 · 23 Aug 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Sydney Summer 2023 · 16 Dec 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Cubing at Tramsheds Sunday 2023 · 27 Aug 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Warm Up Sydney Saturday 2023 · 15 Jul 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Marrickville Mini May Open 2023 · 21 May 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- NSW Open 2022 · 11 Jun 2022
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.
- Bryan Eng — met in 40 rounds, never finished ahead
- Sora Sato — met in 37 rounds, never finished ahead
- James Kirschner — met in 34 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.73 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.05 away.
Targets move as he improves.