People · China
Shengyang Zhong (钟声扬)
3×3 · top 2.9% of 288,433 all-time · competing since August 2016 · 2016ZHON06
Shengyang Zhong (钟声扬) has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.06, set at Guangdong Open - Revival & Rival 2026, puts him in the top 2.9% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,079th in China. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since August 2016, he has put 212 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 70% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.83 in August 2016 to 8.06, a 55% improvement. Shengyang has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.06 | 9.69 | top 2.9% | 1,079 / 28,499 | |
| 2×2 | 1.67 | 3.74 | top 2.9% | 367 / 15,939 | |
| 4×4 | 33.52 | 39.49 | top 5.5% | 553 / 5,999 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.76 | 21.03 | top 14.5% | 1,461 / 5,994 | |
| Megaminx | 1:22.99 | 1:31.52 | top 23.8% | 735 / 1,693 |
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
- 6 Feb 2026Three personal bests in one day at Guangdong Open - Revival & Rival 2026.
- 19 Oct 2019First sub-10 3×3: 9.25 at Nanning Open 2019.
- 24 Mar 2018Three personal bests in one day at GDSY Open 2018.
- 1 Oct 2017First sub-15 3×3: 10.33 at China's 10th Anniversary Championship 2017.
- 13 Aug 2016First competition: Cross-strait Cubing Exchange 2016. A 17.83 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Guilin Open 2026 · 18 Oct 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Guangdong Open - Revival & Rival 2026 · 6 Feb 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Hefei Open 2025 · 25 Oct 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Changsha Open 2023 · 23 Dec 2023
- Chengdu Flash Cube Open 2023 · 15 Oct 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Nanning Open 2019 · 19 Oct 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Nanning Open 2018 · 28 Jul 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- GDSY Open 2018 · 24 Mar 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- China's 10th Anniversary Championship 2017 · 1 Oct 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Cross-strait Cubing Exchange 2016 · 13 Aug 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.
- Xinhang Xie (谢欣航) — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Xinyun Chen (陈新运) — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Ming Zheng (郑鸣) — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.06 away.
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.67 away.
Targets move as he improves.