People · China
Tao Zeng (曾涛)
4×4 · top 9.9% of 85,040 all-time · competing since January 2021 · 2021ZENG02
Tao Zeng (曾涛) has been competing for 6 years. His best event is the 4×4: a personal-best single of 38.03, set at Wuhan Golden Autumn 2026, puts him in the top 9.9% of the 85,040 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,066th in China. Until October 2009, no official 4×4 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 2 competitions since January 2021, he has put 45 official solves on the record across ten events. Tao has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4×4 | 38.03 | 40.20 | top 9.9% | 1,066 / 5,999 | |
| Megaminx | 1:00.70 | 1:08.18 | top 10.4% | 284 / 1,693 | |
| 5×5 | 1:11.94 | 1:26.44 | top 13.1% | 655 / 2,857 | |
| 3×3 | 12.17 | 14.44 | top 14.6% | 5,821 / 28,499 | |
| 7×7 | 3:35.96 | 3:47.10 | early days — 3 solves | 449 / 1,274 | |
| 6×6 | 2:24.24 | 2:33.03 | early days — 3 solves | 508 / 1,363 | |
| Skewb | 6.32 | 8.53 | top 28.4% | 1,764 / 5,030 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.63 | 28.63 | top 36.0% | 3,447 / 5,994 | |
| 2×2 | 5.12 | 6.34 | top 40.9% | 7,156 / 15,939 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.37 | 11.03 | top 48.0% | 5,116 / 10,269 |
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 story so far
- 3 Jan 2021First competition: Chengdu New Year Morning 2021. A 12.17 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Wuhan Golden Autumn 2026 · 12 Sep 2026
- Chengdu New Year Morning 2021 · 3 Jan 2021
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.
- Yiran Peng (彭弈然) — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
- Sirun Wu (吴思润) — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ziyu Wu (吴子钰) — met in 7 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,465 people have one; it is 8.03 away.
- A sub-1:00 Megaminx single — 3,558 people have one; it is 0.70 away.
Targets move as he improves.