People · China
Yijie Zhao (赵翊杰)
Pyraminx · top 1.1% of 129,321 all-time · competing since December 2021 · 2021ZHAO19
Yijie Zhao (赵翊杰) has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 1.98, set at Katano Spring 2026, puts him in the top 1.1% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 120th in China. Until July 2011, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since December 2021, he has put 109 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 20% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His Clock best has come down from 5.07 in September 2023 to 3.51, a 31% improvement. Yijie 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 1.98 | 3.02 | top 1.1% | 120 / 10,224 | |
| Clock | 3.51 | 4.60 | top 1.5% | 18 / 1,843 | |
| 3×3 | 7.86 | 9.64 | top 2.5% | 922 / 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, Clock. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 9 Sep 2023Three personal bests in one day at Tokai Open 2023.
- 11 Dec 2021First competition: Tokai Winter AM 2021. A 9.96 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Tokyo Summer 2026 · 13 Jun 2026
- Katano Spring 2026 · 21 Mar 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Tokai Spring 2025 · 12 Apr 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA Asian Championship 2024 · 1 Nov 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Tokai Challenge Gamma 2024 · 31 Mar 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Tokai Open 2023 · 9 Sep 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Tokai Winter AM 2021 · 11 Dec 2021
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.
- Sota Nakamura (中村荘太) — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Hajime Miyazaki (宮崎朔) — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Taku Yanai (矢内拓) — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 Pyraminx single — 49 people have one; it is 0.98 away.
- A sub-3 Clock single — 239 people have one; it is 0.51 away.
Targets move as he improves.