People · United States
Roger Zeng
3×3 · top 2.5% of 288,433 all-time · competing since November 2016 · 2016ZENG11
Roger Zeng has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.83, set at Moore Cubes in Loudoun 2026, puts him in the top 2.5% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,501st in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 15 competitions since November 2016, he has put 354 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 85% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.11 in November 2016 to 7.83, a 40% improvement. Roger has entered 15 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.83 | 10.10 | top 2.5% | 1,501 / 60,666 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 13.07 | 18.06 | top 4.6% | 667 / 15,900 | |
| 2×2 | 2.51 | 4.26 | top 9.1% | 3,612 / 41,674 | |
| 4×4 | 51.95 | 56.84 | top 27.2% | 4,241 / 19,354 | |
| Megaminx | 2:03.96 | 2:15.97 | top 48.1% | 3,644 / 8,026 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.41 | 16.05 | top 63.4% | 18,986 / 29,168 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 45 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,378 / 2,059 | |
| Skewb | 15.86 | 23.27 | top 80.9% | 15,698 / 19,164 |
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
- 4 Jan 2020Three personal bests in one day at Northern Neck Winter 2020.
- 22 Jun 2019Three personal bests in one day at Northern Virginia Summer 2019.
- 17 Feb 2018First sub-10 3×3: 9.26 at Slow N Steady Winter 2018.
- 11 Nov 2017Four personal bests in one day at TJHSST Fall 2017.
- 19 Nov 2016First competition: TJHSST Fall 2016. A 13.11 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Moore Cubes in Loudoun 2026 · 19 Sep 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Slow N Steady UMD Fall 2025 · 27 Sep 2025 — 1 personal best set
- TJHSST Spring 2025 · 7 Jun 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Slow N Steady Winter 2020 · 23 Feb 2020 — 1 personal best set
- Northern Neck Winter 2020 · 4 Jan 2020 — 3 personal bests set
- TJHSST Fall 2019 · 9 Nov 2019
- Slow N Steady Summer 2019 · 14 Sep 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Northern Virginia Summer 2019 · 22 Jun 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Virginia Qualifier 2019 · 27 Apr 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Northern Neck Winter 2019 · 5 Jan 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- TJHSST Fall 2018 · 3 Nov 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Tea Time Spring 2018 · 26 May 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Slow N Steady Winter 2018 · 17 Feb 2018 — 1 personal best set
- TJHSST Fall 2017 · 11 Nov 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- TJHSST Fall 2016 · 19 Nov 2016
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.
- Justin Gou — met in 60 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Justin Choi — met in 57 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Corey Sakowski — met in 56 rounds, finished ahead 20 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 1.83 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 one-handed single — 2,239 people have one; it is 1.07 away.
Targets move as he improves.