People · China
Yi Zhao (赵轶)
3×3 · top 7.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2016 · 2016ZHAO51
Yi Zhao (赵轶) has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.04, set at Inner Mongolia Winter 2018, puts him in the top 7.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,954th in China. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since October 2016, he has put 233 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 89% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.03 in October 2016 to 10.04, a 23% improvement. Yi 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 | 10.04 | 11.93 | top 7.6% | 2,954 / 28,153 | |
| 4×4 | 38.50 | 43.74 | top 10.3% | 1,092 / 5,926 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.81 | 7.61 | top 18.6% | 2,141 / 10,224 | |
| 5×5 | 1:24.65 | 1:32.26 | top 23.0% | 1,093 / 2,816 | |
| 2×2 | 3.80 | 4.76 | top 23.9% | 3,986 / 15,796 | |
| Skewb | 5.87 | 7.91 | top 24.8% | 1,537 / 5,004 | |
| 6×6 | 2:29.02 | 2:33.89 | top 25.1% | 537 / 1,349 | |
| 7×7 | 3:59.25 | 4:06.46 | top 30.4% | 596 / 1,261 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.80 | 25.71 | top 30.9% | 2,995 / 5,922 | |
| Megaminx | 1:36.43 | 1:43.61 | top 32.3% | 962 / 1,678 | |
| Square-1 | 26.33 | 33.36 | top 42.1% | 722 / 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
- 29 Aug 2026Three personal bests in one day at Ulanqab Big Cubes 2026.
- 3 Feb 2018Nine personal bests in one day at Inner Mongolia Winter 2018.
- 28 Jul 2017Three personal bests in one day at China Championship 2017.
- 1 Oct 2016First competition: Asian Championship 2016. A 13.03 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Ulanqab Big Cubes 2026 · 29 Aug 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Ulanqab Small Cubes 2026 · 29 Aug 2026
- Inner Mongolia Winter 2019 · 26 Jan 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Inner Mongolia Winter 2018 · 3 Feb 2018 — 9 personal bests set
- Inner Mongolia Summer 2017 · 5 Aug 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- China Championship 2017 · 28 Jul 2017 — 3 personal bests 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.
- Sheng Cao (曹晟) — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead once
- Anyu Zhang (张安宇) — met in 41 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Linxiao Xu (徐林霄) — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 20 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.04 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 8.50 away.
Targets move as he improves.