People · United States
Soren Zhang
3×3 · top 34.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since March 2026 · 2026ZHAN22
Soren Zhang has been competing for 6 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 17.98, set at Saint John's Summer 2026, puts him in the top 34.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 18,958th in the United States. Across 7 competitions since March 2026, he has put 84 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 29.60 in March 2026 to 17.98, a 39% improvement. Soren 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 17.98 | 22.07 | top 34.0% | 18,958 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 5.58 | 8.01 | top 46.3% | 18,703 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.87 | 13.82 | top 59.6% | 17,485 / 28,708 | |
| Clock | 25.59 | 30.40 | top 77.8% | 6,834 / 8,927 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 54.54 | — | early days — 2 solves | 11,917 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 2:35.71 | 2:42.95 | top 92.9% | 17,781 / 19,072 |
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
- 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
- Josh Flagg — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 2.98 away.
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 73,413 people have one; it is 0.58 away.
Targets move as he improves.