People · New Zealand
Vincent Zheng (郑辰宇)
3×3 · top 2.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since June 2021 · 2021ZHEN15
Vincent Zheng (郑辰宇) has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.73, set at Popping Off Pukekohe B 2022, puts him in the top 2.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 71st in New Zealand. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since June 2021, he has put 90 official solves on the record across two events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 60% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.65 in June 2021 to 7.73, a 54% improvement. Vincent has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.73 | 8.67 | top 2.3% | 71 / 2,095 | |
| 2×2 | 2.07 | 3.16 | top 5.2% | 121 / 1,615 |
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
- 22 Jan 2022First sub-15 3×3: 7.73 at Popping Off Pukekohe B 2022.
- 22 Jan 2022First sub-10 3×3: 7.73 at Popping Off Pukekohe B 2022.
- 22 Jan 2022Three personal bests in one day at Popping Off Pukekohe B 2022.
- 19 Jun 2021First competition: Nimble Napier 2021. A 18.67 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Xuzhou Open 2025 · 16 Nov 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Ningbo Autumn 2025 · 13 Sep 2025
- Beachside Auckland 2024 · 6 Apr 2024
- Popping Off Pukekohe B 2022 · 22 Jan 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Nimble Napier 2021 · 19 Jun 2021 — 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.
- Alex Asbery — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Jack Maddigan — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Andrew Feng — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.73 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.07 away.
Targets move as he improves.