People · China
Yiqian Zhang (张绎谦)
Pyraminx · top 0.99% of 129,321 all-time · competing since March 2026 · 2026ZHAN21
Yiqian Zhang (张绎谦) has been competing for 6 months. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 1.91, set at Hangzhou Open 2026, puts him in the top 0.99% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 111th in China. Until April 2012, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 2 competitions since March 2026, he has put 49 official solves on the record across four events. His 3×3 best has come down from 10.23 in March 2026 to 8.79, a 14% improvement. Yiqian has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 1.91 | 3.64 | top 0.99% | 111 / 10,224 | |
| 3×3 | 8.79 | 10.43 | top 4.4% | 1,676 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 2.56 | 4.07 | top 9.5% | 1,424 / 15,796 | |
| Skewb | 6.96 | 9.50 | top 33.3% | 2,039 / 5,004 |
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
- 23 May 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.65 at Hangzhou Open 2026.
- 8 Mar 2026First competition: Xianju Special 2026. A 10.28 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Hangzhou Open 2026 · 23 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Xianju Special 2026 · 8 Mar 2026 — 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.
- Haohan Zheng (郑皓涵) — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Xuanheng Yan (颜暄衡) — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Chang Guo (郭畅) — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 Pyraminx single — 49 people have one; it is 0.91 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.79 away.
Targets move as he improves.