People · China
Xiaoda Cheng (程小达)
3×3 · top 1.2% of 288,433 all-time · competing since July 2026 · 2026CHEX05
Xiaoda Cheng (程小达) has been competing for 3 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 6.84, set at Jiajiang Open 2026, puts him in the top 1.2% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 424th in China. Until November 2010, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 1 competition since July 2026, he has put 34 official solves on the record across three events.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 6.84 | 8.28 | top 1.2% | 424 / 28,499 | |
| 4×4 | 26.49 | 31.48 | top 1.2% | 119 / 5,999 | |
| Square-1 | 15.68 | 19.65 | top 18.0% | 288 / 1,373 |
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 story so far
- 25 Jul 2026First competition: Jiajiang Open 2026. A 7.86 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Jiajiang Open 2026 · 25 Jul 2026 — 2 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.
- Zhiyi Zhang (张晊奕) — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Yiran Peng (彭弈然) — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Zhiquan Li (李志权) — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 0.84 away.
- A sub-25 4×4 single — 614 people have one; it is 1.49 away.
Targets move as he improves.