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Shanbang Zhao (赵善邦)

2×2 · top 28.7% of 186,767 all-time · competing since February 2026 · 2026ZHAO05

Shanbang Zhao (赵善邦) has been competing for 7 months. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 4.17, set at Foshan Open 2026, puts him in the top 28.7% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,890th in China. Across 2 competitions since February 2026, he has put 14 official solves on the record across one event. His 2×2 best has come down from 4.69 in February 2026 to 4.17, an 11% improvement. Shanbang has entered two competitions.

2×2
best event — top 28.7% of 186,767 all-time
4.17
signature single · Foshan Open 2026
14
official solves on the record

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingChina
2×24.174.82
top 28.7%4,890 / 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

Guangdong Open - Revival & Rival 2026: 4.69Foshan Open 2026: 4.174.174.696 Feb 20262 May 2026

Best single per competition, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

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.

Next targets

  • A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.17 away.

Targets move as he improves.