People · China
Yuetao Zhang (章悦涛)
Skewb · top 2.3% of 73,281 all-time · competing since April 2021 · 2021ZHAN35
Yuetao Zhang (章悦涛) has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 2.32, set at Hangzhou Winter 2025, puts him in the top 2.3% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 115th in China. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since April 2021, he has put 79 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.38 in April 2021 to 8.96, a 28% improvement. Yuetao 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 2.32 | 3.84 | top 2.3% | 115 / 5,004 | |
| 2×2 | 1.84 | 3.26 | top 3.8% | 504 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 | 8.96 | 11.12 | top 4.8% | 1,817 / 28,153 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.31 | 10.45 | top 22.3% | 2,543 / 10,224 | |
| 4×4 | 56.37 | — | early days — 2 solves | 3,248 / 5,926 |
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
- 13 Sep 2025First sub-10 3×3: 8.96 at Ningbo Autumn 2025.
- 2 Mar 2024Three personal bests in one day at Hangzhou Spring 2024.
- 18 Apr 2021First competition: Hangzhou Open AM 2021. A 12.38 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Hangzhou Winter 2025 · 29 Nov 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Ningbo Autumn 2025 · 13 Sep 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Hangzhou Spring 2024 · 2 Mar 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Hangzhou Open AM 2021 · 18 Apr 2021
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.
- Puze Mao (毛朴泽) — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Xuewei Zhang (章学威) — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Weikang Zheng (郑炜康) — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Skewb single — 1,013 people have one; it is 0.32 away.
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.84 away.
Targets move as he improves.