People · China
Xuran Zheng (郑旭然)
3×3 · top 12.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2014 · 2014ZHEN02
Xuran Zheng (郑旭然) has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.65, set at Daejeon Spring 2025, puts him in the top 12.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 5,008th in China. Across 7 competitions since May 2014, he has put 147 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 43.22 in May 2014 to 11.65, a 73% improvement. Xuran has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% 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 | 11.65 | 15.67 | top 12.7% | 5,008 / 28,153 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.43 | 8.43 | top 16.0% | 1,876 / 10,224 | |
| Megaminx | 1:15.58 | 1:18.69 | top 19.0% | 579 / 1,678 | |
| 4×4 | 49.34 | 54.25 | top 23.9% | 2,542 / 5,926 | |
| 5×5 | 1:27.59 | 1:43.82 | top 25.4% | 1,180 / 2,816 | |
| Clock | 11.48 | 14.12 | top 32.5% | 770 / 1,843 | |
| 2×2 | 4.62 | 6.45 | top 34.5% | 5,924 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.15 | 30.97 | top 34.6% | 3,295 / 5,922 | |
| 6×6 | 2:54.91 | 3:00.33 | top 38.5% | 780 / 1,349 | |
| 7×7 | 4:33.95 | 4:42.77 | top 42.4% | 793 / 1,261 | |
| Skewb | 8.49 | 13.45 | top 44.9% | 2,614 / 5,004 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 43 moves | 45.00 | top 59.0% | 691 / 1,058 | |
| Square-1 | 37.29 | 41.42 | top 61.8% | 1,038 / 1,362 |
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
- 25 May 2025Three personal bests in one day at Daejeon Spring 2025.
- 15 Aug 2024Three personal bests in one day at Korean Championship 2024.
- 9 Jun 2018First sub-15 3×3: 14.88 at Harbin Open 2018.
- 9 Jun 2018Six personal bests in one day at Harbin Open 2018.
- 20 Dec 2015First sub-30 3×3: 19.85 at Heilongjiang Open 2015.
- 20 Dec 2015First sub-20 3×3: 19.85 at Heilongjiang Open 2015.
Competitions
- Daejeon Spring 2025 · 25 May 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Korean FMC Championship 2024 · 24 Aug 2024
- Korean Championship 2024 · 15 Aug 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Guangdong Open 2021 · 1 May 2021
- Harbin Open 2018 · 9 Jun 2018 — 6 personal bests set
- Heilongjiang Open 2015 · 20 Dec 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Harbin Open 2014 · 25 May 2014
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.
- Lanshi Zhang (张岚石) — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead once
- Sheng Cao (曹晟) — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jang SeokWon (장석원) — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.65 away.
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.43 away.
Targets move as he improves.