People · United States
Soren Zhang
Pyraminx · top 31.7% of 130,891 all-time · competing since March 2026 · 2026ZHAN22
Soren Zhang has been competing for 7 months. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 7.46, set at CubingUSA New England Championship 2026, puts him in the top 31.7% of the 130,891 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 8,993rd in the United States. Across 8 competitions since March 2026, he has put 94 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 29.60 in March 2026 to 17.98, a 39% improvement. Soren has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 7.46 | 11.91 | top 31.7% | 8,993 / 29,168 | |
| 3×3 | 17.98 | 22.07 | top 34.2% | 19,292 / 60,666 | |
| 2×2 | 5.58 | 8.01 | top 46.3% | 19,028 / 41,674 | |
| Clock | 25.59 | 30.40 | top 77.8% | 7,016 / 9,172 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 54.54 | — | early days — 2 solves | 12,084 / 15,900 | |
| 4×4 | 2:35.71 | 2:42.95 | top 93.0% | 18,051 / 19,354 |
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
- 23 May 2026First sub-20 3×3: 19.63 at Quabbin Spring 2026.
- 21 Mar 2026First competition: Cube Against Cancer Boston 2026. A 29.60 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- CubingUSA New England Championship 2026 · 16 Oct 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Woonsocket Cubikon 2026 · 16 Aug 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Hampton Beach Summer 2026 · 1 Aug 2026
- Saint John's Summer 2026 · 13 Jun 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Quabbin Spring 2026 · 23 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Fitchburg Spring 2026 · 25 Apr 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Wakefield MA Spring 2026 · 4 Apr 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Cube Against Cancer Boston 2026 · 21 Mar 2026
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.
- Geordie Hine — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
- Alistair Schardl — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Derek White — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 26,233 people have one; it is 1.46 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 70,740 people have one; it is 2.98 away.
Targets move as he improves.