People · China
Yanhui Zhu (朱彦桧)
3×3 · top 3.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2024 · 2024ZHUY11
Yanhui Zhu (朱彦桧) has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.40, set at Wuhu Open 2026, puts him in the top 3.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,327th in China. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since December 2024, he has put 50 official solves on the record across two events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.97 in December 2024 to 8.40, a 30% improvement. Yanhui has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 8.40 | 9.61 | top 3.5% | 1,327 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 3.48 | 4.42 | top 20.0% | 3,273 / 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
- 5 Jul 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.82 at Weihai Open 2026.
- 21 Dec 2024First competition: Yancheng Open 2024. A 11.97 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Wuhu Open 2026 · 25 Jul 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Weihai Open 2026 · 5 Jul 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Harbin Open 2025 · 20 Jul 2025
- Yancheng Open 2024 · 21 Dec 2024
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.
- Yiheng Wang (王艺衡) — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
- Brian Yi — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Ruijia Gan (甘瑞嘉) — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.40 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.48 away.
Targets move as he improves.