People · China
Youjiang Zhou (周友强)
3×3 · top 23.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2023 · 2023ZHOU26
Youjiang Zhou (周友强) has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 14.58, set at Chengdu Welcoming Summer 2026, puts him in the top 23.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 8,772nd in China. Across 4 competitions since October 2023, he has put 37 official solves on the record across three events. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.43 in October 2023 to 14.58, a 16% improvement. Youjiang has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 14.58 | 15.53 | top 23.0% | 8,772 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 5.20 | 6.33 | top 41.8% | 7,220 / 15,796 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.15 | 15.20 | top 61.6% | 6,309 / 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
- 4 May 2026First sub-15 3×3: 14.58 at Chengdu Welcoming Summer 2026.
- 15 Oct 2023First competition: Chengdu Flash Cube Open 2023. A 17.43 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Chengdu Welcoming Summer 2026 · 4 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2024 · 5 Apr 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Chongqing Open 2023 · 18 Nov 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Chengdu Flash Cube Open 2023 · 15 Oct 2023
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.
- Feilong Tang (唐飞龙) — met in 8 rounds, never finished ahead
- Shuda Huang (黄黍达) — met in 8 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jing Liu (刘菁) — met in 8 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.58 away.
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 73,413 people have one; it is 0.20 away.
Targets move as he improves.