People · China
Yitang Zhao (赵懿堂)
3×3 · top 5.0% of 288,433 all-time · competing since October 2026 · 2026ZHAO48
Yitang Zhao (赵懿堂) has been competing for 1 month. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.06, set at Beijing Autumn Rivalry 2026, puts him in the top 5.0% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,952nd in China. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 1 competition since October 2026, he has put 17 official solves on the record across three events.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.06 | 11.06 | top 5.0% | 1,952 / 28,499 | |
| 4×4 | 43.12 | 45.74 | top 16.0% | 1,765 / 5,999 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.34 | — | early days — 2 solves | 3,386 / 5,994 |
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 story so far
- 1 Oct 2026First competition: Beijing Autumn Rivalry 2026. A 9.06 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Beijing Autumn Rivalry 2026 · 1 Oct 2026
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.
- Zhenzhu Cai (蔡镇宁) — met in 4 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Junye Qiu (邱俊烨) — met in 4 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Jiayi Song (宋稼毅) — met in 4 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.06 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,370 people have one; it is 3.12 away.
Targets move as he improves.