People · China
Yanqiu Zeng (曾焱球)
3×3 · top 7.9% of 288,433 all-time · competing since October 2016 · 2016ZENG09
Yanqiu Zeng (曾焱球) has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.15, set at Guangzhou Grand Open 2026, puts him in the top 7.9% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,158th in China. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since October 2016, he has put 96 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 3.56 in October 2016 to 3.08, a 13% improvement. Yanqiu 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 | 10.15 | 12.21 | top 7.9% | 3,158 / 28,499 | |
| 2×2 | 3.08 | 3.58 | top 15.2% | 2,461 / 15,939 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.34 | 23.37 | top 21.5% | 2,172 / 5,994 | |
| 4×4 | 52.94 | 56.76 | top 28.4% | 3,002 / 5,999 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:51.13 | — | early days — 1 solve | 699 / 1,184 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 8 Jul 2017Four personal bests in one day at Changshu Open 2017.
- 16 Oct 2016First competition: Nanjing Autumn 2016. A 16.22 3×3 single to start from.
- 16 Oct 2016First sub-15 3×3: 13.68 at Nanjing Autumn 2016.
Competitions
- Guangzhou Grand Open 2026 · 5 Oct 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Hefei Open 2017 · 5 Oct 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Changshu Open 2017 · 8 Jul 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Nanjing Autumn 2016 · 16 Oct 2016 — 1 personal best 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.
- Zongqiang Hu (胡宗强) — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Jiayu Wang (王佳宇) — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Shenghai Fang (方胜海) — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.15 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.08 away.
Targets move as he improves.