People · Australia
Roy Zhang
2×2 · top 6.9% of 186,767 all-time · competing since April 2022 · 2022ZHAN08
Roy Zhang has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.28, set at Melbourne Summer 2025, puts him in the top 6.9% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 522nd in Australia. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since April 2022, he has put 83 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 25.58 in April 2022 to 12.66, a 51% improvement. Roy has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.28 | 5.05 | top 6.9% | 522 / 8,567 | |
| 3×3 | 12.66 | 15.33 | top 16.2% | 1,451 / 11,709 | |
| Skewb | 6.21 | 9.99 | top 27.4% | 738 / 3,534 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.04 | 8.71 | top 28.2% | 1,467 / 5,993 | |
| 4×4 | 1:20.67 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,566 / 3,051 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 38.59 | 45.50 | top 63.3% | 1,488 / 2,659 |
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
- 24 Jan 2025First sub-15 3×3: 12.66 at Melbourne Summer 2025.
- 24 Jan 2025Three personal bests in one day at Melbourne Summer 2025.
- 4 Jun 2022First sub-20 3×3: 19.65 at Victorian Open 2022.
- 23 Apr 2022First competition: Wonderful Williamstown 2022. A 25.58 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Melbourne Summer 2025 · 24 Jan 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA Oceanic Championship 2022 · 15 Dec 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Victorian Open 2022 · 4 Jun 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Wonderful Williamstown 2022 · 23 Apr 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.
- Harvey Welsford — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Emmet Hobbs — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Jai Hobbs — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.28 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.66 away.
Targets move as he improves.