People · China
Shuaining Zhu (朱帅宁)
3×3 · top 5.1% of 288,433 all-time · competing since August 2025 · 2025ZHUS02
Shuaining Zhu (朱帅宁) has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.08, set at Beijing Autumn Rivalry 2026, puts him in the top 5.1% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,976th in China. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since August 2025, he has put 54 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.80 in August 2025 to 9.08, a 34% improvement. Shuaining has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 9.08 | 11.70 | top 5.1% | 1,976 / 28,499 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.93 | 6.86 | top 12.8% | 1,553 / 10,269 | |
| 2×2 | 3.12 | 4.39 | top 15.7% | 2,549 / 15,939 |
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
- 1 Oct 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.08 at Beijing Autumn Rivalry 2026.
- 1 Oct 2026Five personal bests in one day at Beijing Autumn Rivalry 2026.
- 10 Aug 2025First competition: Zibo Open 2025. A 13.80 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Beijing Autumn Rivalry 2026 · 1 Oct 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Weihai Open 2026 · 5 Jul 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Zibo Open 2025 · 10 Aug 2025
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.
- Tian Xia (夏天) — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
- Qizhen Tian (田骐甄) — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead once
- Qirui Tian (田骐睿) — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.08 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 10,050 people have one; it is 0.93 away.
Targets move as he improves.