People · China
Xiangmin Zhou (周向民)
3×3 · top 0.13% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2023 · 2023ZHOU35
Xiangmin Zhou (周向民) has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 5.06, set at Nanning Open 2026, puts him in the top 0.13% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 57th in China. Until November 2015, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 2 competitions since December 2023, he has put 80 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 5.76 in December 2023 to 5.06, a 12% improvement. Xiangmin has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 5.06 | 7.17 | top 0.13% | 57 / 28,153 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 8.26 | 9.27 | top 0.26% | 19 / 5,922 | |
| 4×4 | 26.22 | 27.73 | top 1.1% | 103 / 5,926 | |
| 5×5 | 50.75 | 53.82 | top 2.0% | 81 / 2,816 |
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
- 23 Aug 2026Three personal bests in one day at Nanning Open 2026.
- 24 Dec 2023First competition: Shenzhen Open 2023. A 6.67 3×3 single to start from.
- 24 Dec 2023Three personal bests in one day at Shenzhen Open 2023.
Competitions
- Nanning Open 2026 · 23 Aug 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Shenzhen Open 2023 · 24 Dec 2023 — 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.
- Zijian Cai (蔡子健) — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Kangze Wang (王康泽) — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Hua Huang (黄华) — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-5 3×3 single — 344 people have one; it is 0.06 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 one-handed single — 151 people have one; it is 0.26 away.
Targets move as he improves.