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Xiaobei Zhang (张晓北)
Pyraminx · top 6.9% of 129,321 all-time · competing since March 2026 · 2026ZHAN19
Xiaobei Zhang (张晓北) has been competing for 6 months. Her best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.84, set at Hangzhou Open 2026, puts her in the top 6.9% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 820th in China. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 2 competitions since March 2026, she has put 46 official solves on the record across four events. Her Pyraminx best has come down from 5.23 in March 2026 to 3.84, a 27% improvement. Xiaobei has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.84 | 5.69 | top 6.9% | 820 / 10,224 | |
| Skewb | 3.86 | 8.86 | top 10.0% | 588 / 5,004 | |
| 3×3 | 12.55 | 16.93 | top 15.8% | 6,212 / 28,153 | |
| Clock | 20.91 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,470 / 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, Pyraminx. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 23 May 2026Four personal bests in one day at Hangzhou Open 2026.
- 8 Mar 2026First competition: Xianju Special 2026. A 14.28 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Hangzhou Open 2026 · 23 May 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Xianju Special 2026 · 8 Mar 2026 — 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 her.
- Xuyang Chen (陈徐洋) — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead once
- Haohan Zheng (郑皓涵) — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead once
- Chang Guo (郭畅) — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.84 away.
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.86 away.
Targets move as she improves.