People · Finland
Tong Zhao
3×3 · top 4.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2024 · 2024ZHAO05
Tong Zhao has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.99, set at Kampin Kuutiopäivät 2026, puts him in the top 4.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 68th in Finland. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since February 2024, he has put 210 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 8% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 4.05 in February 2024 to 3.49, a 14% improvement. Tong 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 | Finland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.99 | 10.81 | top 4.8% | 68 / 875 | |
| Megaminx | 1:01.59 | 1:10.64 | top 10.8% | 33 / 188 | |
| 4×4 | 40.82 | 46.69 | top 13.1% | 71 / 388 | |
| 5×5 | 1:21.02 | 1:27.46 | top 19.9% | 51 / 232 | |
| 2×2 | 3.49 | 4.26 | top 20.1% | 226 / 671 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 8 May 2026Five personal bests in one day at Kampin Kuutiopäivät 2026.
- 4 Apr 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.77 at Kirkkonummen Kuutionvääntelyt 2025.
- 4 Apr 2025Five personal bests in one day at Kirkkonummen Kuutionvääntelyt 2025.
- 16 Feb 2024First competition: Kirkkonummen Kuutionvääntelyt 2024. A 10.62 3×3 single to start from.
- 16 Feb 2024Three personal bests in one day at Kirkkonummen Kuutionvääntelyt 2024.
Competitions
- Kampin Kuutiopäivät 2026 · 8 May 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Kirkkonummen Kuutionvääntelyt 2025 · 4 Apr 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Kirkkonummen Kuutionvääntelyt 2024 · 16 Feb 2024 — 3 personal bests 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.
- Niko Ronkainen — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Leo Alanen — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Luukas Lempinen — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.99 away.
- A sub-1:00 Megaminx single — 3,483 people have one; it is 1.59 away.
Targets move as he improves.