People · China
Yiming Zhang (张益鸣)
2×2 · top 20.4% of 189,179 all-time · competing since October 2019 · 2019ZHAY32
Yiming Zhang (张益鸣) has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.51, set at Beijing Winter 2025, puts him in the top 20.4% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,388th in China. Across 5 competitions since October 2019, he has put 84 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.05 in October 2019 to 14.99, a 12% improvement. Yiming 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.51 | 5.22 | top 20.4% | 3,388 / 15,939 | |
| 5×5 | 1:25.38 | 1:34.22 | top 23.8% | 1,148 / 2,857 | |
| 3×3 | 14.99 | 16.79 | top 24.5% | 9,397 / 28,499 | |
| 4×4 | 1:00.19 | — | top 36.8% | 3,663 / 5,999 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.64 | 14.66 | top 41.8% | 4,521 / 10,269 | |
| 6×6 | 3:16.50 | — | early days — 2 solves | 945 / 1,363 | |
| Megaminx | 2:05.61 | — | top 49.1% | 1,307 / 1,693 | |
| Square-1 | 30.61 | 49.32 | top 50.5% | 878 / 1,373 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 34.26 | — | early days — 2 solves | 4,727 / 5,994 | |
| 7×7 | 5:23.28 | — | early days — 1 solve | 995 / 1,274 |
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
- 4 Jan 2025First sub-15 3×3: 14.99 at Beijing Winter 2025.
- 4 Jan 2025Four personal bests in one day at Beijing Winter 2025.
- 26 Oct 2019First competition: Changsha Autumn 2019. A 17.67 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Beijing University Cube League 2025 · 25 Oct 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Zhengzhou Summer I 2025 · 23 Aug 2025
- Beijing Winter 2025 · 4 Jan 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Zhengzhou Open 2024 · 8 Dec 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Changsha Autumn 2019 · 26 Oct 2019 — 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.
- Yifan Wang (王逸帆) — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Zhiyuan Ma (马之元) — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
- Yiming Liu (刘一鸣) — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.51 away.
- A sub-1:00 5×5 single — 2,328 people have one; it is 25.38 away.
Targets move as he improves.