People · China
Yanze Zhu (朱言泽)
3×3 · top 3.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2026 · 2026ZHUY01
Yanze Zhu (朱言泽) has been competing for 7 months. Her best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.48, set at Guangzhou GraDUAL 3x3 I 2026, puts her in the top 3.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,395th in China. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since February 2026, she has put 42 official solves on the record across one event. Solve to solve, her 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. That figure sets aside her 3 DNFs. Yanze has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 8.48 | 9.86 | top 3.7% | 1,395 / 28,153 |
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 competition: Guangdong Open - Revival & Rival 2026. A 9.30 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Guangzhou GraDUAL 3x3 III 2026 · 2 Sep 2026
- Guangzhou GraDUAL 3x3 I 2026 · 5 Aug 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Foshan Open 2026 · 2 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Zhuhai Pi Day 2026 · 14 Mar 2026
- Guangdong Open - Revival & Rival 2026 · 6 Feb 2026
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 her.
- Junxi Jian (简隽希) — met in 9 rounds, never finished ahead
- Wanying Deng (邓婉莹) — met in 9 rounds, never finished ahead
- Yang Pin Xiu (楊品修) — met in 9 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.48 away.
Targets move as she improves.