People · China
Shanzhi Zhao (赵善治)
3×3 · top 2.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2024 · 2024ZHAO58
Shanzhi Zhao (赵善治) has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.85, set at Xuzhou Newcomers 2025, puts him in the top 2.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 918th in China. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 2 competitions since December 2024, he has put 20 official solves on the record across one event. His 3×3 best has come down from 8.79 in December 2024 to 7.85, an 11% improvement. Shanzhi has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.85 | 10.46 | top 2.5% | 918 / 28,153 |
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
- 21 Dec 2024First competition: Yancheng Open 2024. A 9.03 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Xuzhou Newcomers 2025 · 30 Mar 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Yancheng Open 2024 · 21 Dec 2024 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Xinyu Chen (陈鑫雨) — met in 4 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Zifeng Lin (蔺子丰) — met in 4 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Yi Qu (曲熠) — met in 4 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.85 away.
Targets move as he improves.