People · China
Yu Zhu (朱雨)
3×3 one-handed · top 2.5% of 73,695 all-time · competing since November 2016 · 2016ZHUY09
Yu Zhu (朱雨) has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3 one-handed: a personal-best single of 11.57, set at Yancheng Spring Open 2026, puts him in the top 2.5% of the 73,695 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 209th in China. Until August 2010, no official 3×3 one-handed solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since November 2016, he has put 92 official solves on the record across two events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 59% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.02 in November 2016 to 8.22, a 41% improvement. Yu has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 one-handed | 11.57 | 14.62 | top 2.5% | 209 / 5,922 | |
| 3×3 | 8.22 | 10.09 | top 3.2% | 1,175 / 28,153 |
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
- 29 Mar 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.15 at Yancheng Spring Open 2026.
- 29 Mar 2026Three personal bests in one day at Yancheng Spring Open 2026.
- 20 Nov 2016First competition: Zhenjiang Open 2016. A 14.02 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Foshan Open 2026 · 2 May 2026
- Yancheng Spring Open 2026 · 29 Mar 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Zhenjiang Open 2017 · 10 Dec 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Nanjing Autumn 2017 · 4 Nov 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Zhenjiang Open 2016 · 20 Nov 2016
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.
- Shengjie Wang (王圣杰) — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Jinshun Li (李金顺) — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Zhiyuan Ma (马之元) — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 one-handed single — 779 people have one; it is 1.57 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.22 away.
Targets move as he improves.