People · China
Weiran Zhang (张为然)
2×2 · top 4.9% of 186,767 all-time · competing since December 2017 · 2017ZHAW07
Weiran Zhang (张为然) has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.02, set at Shenzhen Cubing 10th Anniversary 2019, puts him in the top 4.9% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 676th in China. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since December 2017, he has put 240 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 72% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.24 in December 2017 to 10.15, a 44% improvement. Weiran has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.02 | 3.65 | top 4.9% | 676 / 15,796 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.93 | 5.73 | top 7.3% | 868 / 10,224 | |
| 3×3 | 10.15 | 11.25 | top 7.9% | 3,085 / 28,153 | |
| Skewb | 3.81 | 5.82 | top 9.6% | 563 / 5,004 | |
| Clock | 8.09 | 11.15 | top 15.6% | 334 / 1,843 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.28 | 22.11 | top 15.8% | 1,560 / 5,922 | |
| 4×4 | 48.57 | 52.57 | top 22.8% | 2,457 / 5,926 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 33 moves | 43.00 | early days — 3 solves | 244 / 1,058 | |
| Square-1 | 25.68 | 29.66 | top 40.6% | 692 / 1,362 | |
| 5×5 | 2:07.80 | — | early days — 2 solves | 2,215 / 2,816 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:28.48 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,014 / 1,183 |
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
- 24 Aug 2019Four personal bests in one day at Shenzhen Cubing 10th Anniversary 2019.
- 26 Jul 2019Five personal bests in one day at China Championship 2019.
- 18 Nov 2018Four personal bests in one day at Shenzhen Nanshan 2018.
- 4 Mar 2018First sub-15 3×3: 14.24 at Dongguan Open 2018.
- 4 Mar 2018Four personal bests in one day at Dongguan Open 2018.
- 3 Dec 2017First competition: Shenzhen Open 2017. A 18.24 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Shanghai Summer 2026 · 1 Aug 2026
- Please Be Quiet Shanghai 2025 · 12 Apr 2025
- Shenzhen Good Afternoon 2021 · 9 Jan 2021 — 1 personal best set
- Shenzhen Open 2019 · 21 Sep 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Shenzhen Cubing 10th Anniversary 2019 · 24 Aug 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- China Championship 2019 · 26 Jul 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Shenzhen Nanshan 2018 · 18 Nov 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Dongguan Open 2018 · 4 Mar 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Shenzhen Open 2017 · 3 Dec 2017
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.
- Yunhao Lou (娄云皓) — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Taoran Chen (陈陶然) — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Zijian Cai (蔡子健) — met in 37 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.02 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.93 away.
Targets move as he improves.