People · China
Shuchang Zhang (张书畅)
3×3 · top 4.9% of 288,433 all-time · competing since December 2020 · 2020ZHAN22
Shuchang Zhang (张书畅) has been competing for 6 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.99, set at Beijing Autumn Rivalry 2026, puts him in the top 4.9% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,883rd in China. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since December 2020, he has put 100 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 67% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.14 in December 2020 to 8.99, a 32% improvement. Shuchang has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% 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 | 8.99 | 10.71 | top 4.9% | 1,883 / 28,499 | |
| 2×2 | 2.57 | 3.97 | top 9.7% | 1,476 / 15,939 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.95 | 24.99 | top 26.0% | 2,594 / 5,994 |
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
- 20 Jun 2021First sub-10 3×3: 9.42 at Tianjin Summer Solstice 2021.
- 13 Dec 2020First competition: Guangzhou Good Morning 2020. A 13.14 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Beijing Autumn Rivalry 2026 · 1 Oct 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Beijing Autumn Begins 2026 · 22 Aug 2026
- Xi'an Open 2024 · 3 Aug 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Tianjin Open 2024 · 1 Jun 2024
- Tianjin Summer Solstice 2021 · 20 Jun 2021 — 2 personal bests set
- Beijing Spring PM 2021 · 4 Apr 2021 — 1 personal best set
- Guangzhou Good Morning 2020 · 13 Dec 2020
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.
- Chenhao Ma (马晨皓) — met in 16 rounds, never finished ahead
- Sheng Cao (曹晟) — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
- Yutong Wang (王宇彤) — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.99 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.57 away.
Targets move as he improves.