People · China
Yongye Zhang (张永烨)
3×3 · top 2.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since June 2018 · 2018ZHAY23
Yongye Zhang (张永烨) has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.88, set at Deqing Big Cubes Summer 2024, puts him in the top 2.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 934th in China. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since June 2018, he has put 75 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.91 in June 2018 to 7.88, a 60% improvement. Yongye 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 | 7.88 | 8.58 | top 2.6% | 934 / 28,153 | |
| 4×4 | 31.99 | 36.89 | top 4.2% | 398 / 5,926 | |
| 2×2 | 2.31 | 4.52 | top 7.1% | 1,016 / 15,796 | |
| 5×5 | 1:10.82 | 1:23.84 | top 12.2% | 598 / 2,816 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.29 | 19.93 | top 13.3% | 1,327 / 5,922 |
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 Apr 2025Three personal bests in one day at Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2025.
- 24 Aug 2024First sub-15 3×3: 8.38 at Deqing Big Cubes Summer 2024.
- 24 Aug 2024First sub-10 3×3: 8.38 at Deqing Big Cubes Summer 2024.
- 24 Aug 2024Three personal bests in one day at Deqing Big Cubes Summer 2024.
- 30 Jun 2018First competition: SJTU Open 2018. A 19.91 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2025 · 4 Apr 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Deqing Big Cubes Summer 2024 · 24 Aug 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- SJTU Open 2018 · 30 Jun 2018
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.
- Mingyang Wu (吴明阳) — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Chenge Liu (刘晨舸) — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Yiming Lin (林伊铭) — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.88 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 1.99 away.
Targets move as he improves.