People · China
Xiaoming Zhang (张笑铭)
3×3 · top 7.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2018 · 2018ZHAN78
Xiaoming Zhang (张笑铭) has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.88, set at Guangdong Open - Revival & Rival 2026, puts him in the top 7.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,767th in China. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since April 2018, he has put 93 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 8% around a typical one, steadier than 99% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.34 in April 2018 to 9.88, a 43% improvement. Xiaoming has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.88 | 11.98 | top 7.1% | 2,767 / 28,153 | |
| 4×4 | 38.63 | 44.18 | top 10.5% | 1,110 / 5,926 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.79 | 8.42 | top 34.5% | 3,777 / 10,224 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.57 | — | early days — 2 solves | 3,562 / 5,922 | |
| 2×2 | 7.31 | 8.00 | top 62.9% | 10,515 / 15,796 |
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
- 6 Feb 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.88 at Guangdong Open - Revival & Rival 2026.
- 18 Jun 2018First sub-15 3×3: 14.78 at Changchun Open 2018.
- 30 Apr 2018First competition: Beijing Open 2018. A 17.34 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Guangdong Open - Revival & Rival 2026 · 6 Feb 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Shenyang New Year 2019 · 27 Jan 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Mudanjiang Open 2018 · 22 Dec 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Changchun Open 2018 · 18 Jun 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Harbin Open 2018 · 9 Jun 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Beijing Open 2018 · 30 Apr 2018
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.
- Yuxuan Song (宋宇轩) — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Yizheng Song (宋奕铮) — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Hao Li (李昊) — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.88 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 8.63 away.
Targets move as he improves.