People · China
Yiming Zhang (张益铭)
3×3 · top 4.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2024 · 2024ZHAN77
Yiming Zhang (张益铭) has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.64, set at Fuzhou Open 2026, puts him in the top 4.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,531st in China. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since May 2024, he has put 55 official solves on the record across three events. His 3×3 best has come down from 10.26 in May 2024 to 8.64, a 16% improvement. Yiming has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 8.64 | 11.08 | top 4.0% | 1,531 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 4.35 | 5.23 | top 31.0% | 5,311 / 15,796 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.44 | 9.44 | top 31.5% | 3,468 / 10,224 |
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
- 17 Jan 2026First sub-10 3×3: 8.64 at Fuzhou Open 2026.
- 26 May 2024First competition: Guiyang Open 2024. A 10.26 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Fuzhou Open 2026 · 17 Jan 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Quangang Afternoon 2025 · 31 Aug 2025
- Guiyang Open 2024 · 26 May 2024 — 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.
- Yuan Gao (高原) — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead once
- Yiming Zhuang (庄轶茗) — met in 8 rounds, never finished ahead
- Yang Pin Xiu (楊品修) — met in 8 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.64 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.35 away.
Targets move as he improves.