People · China
Tianlong Zhang (张天龙)
3×3 · top 4.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2019 · 2019ZHAT02
Tianlong Zhang (张天龙) has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.75, set at Ulanqab Small Cubes 2026, puts him in the top 4.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,634th in China. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since July 2019, he has put 161 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 84% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.24 in July 2019 to 8.75, a 22% improvement. Tianlong 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 | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.75 | 10.13 | top 4.3% | 1,634 / 28,153 | |
| 4×4 | 32.73 | 38.36 | top 4.8% | 469 / 5,926 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.33 | 19.04 | top 8.8% | 837 / 5,922 | |
| 5×5 | 1:06.59 | 1:16.16 | top 9.4% | 455 / 2,816 | |
| Megaminx | 1:15.00 | 1:21.62 | top 18.7% | 564 / 1,678 | |
| 2×2 | 3.49 | 4.65 | top 20.1% | 3,294 / 15,796 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.15 | 8.64 | top 21.1% | 2,414 / 10,224 | |
| Skewb | 6.67 | 8.82 | top 31.0% | 1,900 / 5,004 | |
| 6×6 | 3:07.92 | 3:12.88 | early days — 3 solves | 869 / 1,349 | |
| Clock | 14.42 | 16.39 | top 45.6% | 1,075 / 1,843 |
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
- 27 Dec 2025Four personal bests in one day at Zhengzhou Zest 2025.
- 23 Nov 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.54 at Beijing Only 3x3 2025.
- 23 Nov 2025Three personal bests in one day at Beijing Only 3x3 2025.
- 7 Jul 2019First competition: Linfen Open 2019. A 11.42 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Ulanqab Big Cubes 2026 · 29 Aug 2026
- Ulanqab Small Cubes 2026 · 29 Aug 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Xi'an Open 2026 · 22 Aug 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Xuzhou Zenith 2026 · 11 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Zhengzhou Zeal 2025 · 28 Dec 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Zhengzhou Zest 2025 · 27 Dec 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Beijing Only 3x3 2025 · 23 Nov 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Linfen Open 2019 · 7 Jul 2019 — 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.
- An Li (李安) — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Yongtao Sun (孙永涛) — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Xiang Li (李响) — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.75 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 2.73 away.
Targets move as he improves.