People · China
Tailin Zhang (张泰霖)
3×3 · top 7.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2026 · 2026ZHAN35
Tailin Zhang (张泰霖) has been competing for 5 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.07, set at Jiajiang Open 2026, puts him in the top 7.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,986th in China. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since April 2026, he has put 34 official solves on the record across two events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.02 in April 2026 to 10.07, a 23% improvement. Tailin 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 | 10.07 | 11.24 | top 7.7% | 2,986 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 4.66 | 6.22 | top 35.0% | 6,013 / 15,796 |
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
- 4 Apr 2026First competition: Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2026. A 13.09 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Jiajiang Open 2026 · 25 Jul 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Chengdu Welcoming Summer 2026 · 4 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2026 · 4 Apr 2026 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Ruimin Yan (颜瑞民) — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Mingcan Wang (王铭璨) — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Chengxun Yang (杨承勋) — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.07 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.66 away.
Targets move as he improves.