People · China
Xing Zhang (张星)
3×3 · top 2.7% of 288,433 all-time · competing since October 2016 · 2016ZHAX05
Xing Zhang (张星) has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.92, set at Wuhan Crimson Autumn 2026, puts him in the top 2.7% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 980th in China. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since October 2016, he has put 217 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 82% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.57 in October 2016 to 7.92, a 46% improvement. Xing has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% 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 | 7.92 | 9.40 | top 2.7% | 980 / 28,499 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.44 | 18.73 | top 9.1% | 885 / 5,994 | |
| 4×4 | 39.16 | 47.46 | top 11.2% | 1,214 / 5,999 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.84 | 8.02 | top 12.2% | 1,487 / 10,269 | |
| 2×2 | 3.02 | 4.36 | top 14.5% | 2,316 / 15,939 | |
| 5×5 | 1:18.09 | 1:21.96 | top 17.8% | 876 / 2,857 | |
| 6×6 | 2:17.61 | 2:22.36 | top 19.4% | 441 / 1,363 |
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
- 13 Sep 2026Three personal bests in one day at Wuhan Crimson Autumn 2026.
- 25 Jul 2026Three personal bests in one day at Wuhu Open 2026.
- 4 Jan 2025Three personal bests in one day at Xi'an New Year 2025.
- 1 Jan 2020First sub-10 3×3: 9.49 at Xi'an New Year 2020.
- 1 Jan 2020Three personal bests in one day at Xi'an New Year 2020.
- 3 Mar 2019Three personal bests in one day at Xianyang Open 2019.
Competitions
- Wuhan Crimson Autumn 2026 · 13 Sep 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Wuhan Golden Autumn 2026 · 12 Sep 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Wuhu Open 2026 · 25 Jul 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Xi'an New Year 2025 · 4 Jan 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Xi'an New Year 2020 · 1 Jan 2020 — 3 personal bests set
- Xianyang Open 2019 · 3 Mar 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2018 · 6 Apr 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- China Championship 2017 · 28 Jul 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2017 · 2 Apr 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Asian Championship 2016 · 1 Oct 2016
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.
- Ziyu Wu (吴子钰) — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Kaiyang Gao (高凯阳) — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Jiayu Wang (王佳宇) — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 1.92 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 6,118 people have one; it is 0.44 away.
Targets move as he improves.