People · China
Shengyao Zhao (赵胜尧)
3×3 · top 5.6% of 289,612 all-time · competing since September 2024 · 2024ZHAO50
Shengyao Zhao (赵胜尧) has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.29, set at Zibo Open 2026, puts him in the top 5.6% of the 289,612 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,243rd in China. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 2 competitions since September 2024, he has put 43 official solves on the record across three events. Shengyao has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.29 | 11.01 | top 5.6% | 2,243 / 28,751 | |
| 2×2 | 2.37 | 3.40 | top 7.7% | 1,134 / 16,060 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.12 | 18.36 | top 13.0% | 1,321 / 6,035 |
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 Oct 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.29 at Zibo Open 2026.
- 24 Oct 2026Three personal bests in one day at Zibo Open 2026.
- 21 Sep 2024First competition: Xuzhou Autumn 2024. A 10.14 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Zibo Open 2026 · 24 Oct 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Xuzhou Autumn 2024 · 21 Sep 2024
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.
- Handi Huang (黄翰迪) — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead once
- Yiming Zuo (左一鸣) — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Zhiyuan Xue (薛智远) — met in 7 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,151 people have one; it is 1.29 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,105 people have one; it is 0.37 away.
Targets move as he improves.
Your career, on a tee
His best official average, every solve of it, sorted the way the scorecard sorts them. Printed from the official results, no name on it. Tee, sweatshirt, hoodie or mug →