People · China
Yulong Zhang (张宇龙)
3×3 · top 2.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2024 · 2024ZHAY04
Yulong Zhang (张宇龙) has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.01, set at Wuhu Open 2026, puts him in the top 2.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,011th in China. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since July 2024, he has put 118 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 54% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 9.06 in July 2024 to 8.01, a 12% improvement. Yulong has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% 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 | 8.01 | 9.45 | top 2.8% | 1,011 / 28,153 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 14.10 | 16.28 | top 6.3% | 598 / 5,922 | |
| 5×5 | 1:04.74 | 1:11.71 | top 8.2% | 393 / 2,816 | |
| 4×4 | 38.78 | 43.61 | top 10.7% | 1,134 / 5,926 | |
| Square-1 | 12.99 | 17.28 | top 11.8% | 173 / 1,362 | |
| Clock | 8.12 | 9.72 | top 15.8% | 340 / 1,843 |
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
- 25 Jul 2026Three personal bests in one day at Wuhu Open 2026.
- 20 Jul 2024First competition: Chengdu Summer 2024. A 9.06 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Wuhu Open 2026 · 25 Jul 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Zhengzhou Summer III 2025 · 24 Aug 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2025 · 4 Apr 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Xuzhou Newcomers 2025 · 30 Mar 2025
- Zhengzhou Open 2024 · 8 Dec 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Xuzhou Autumn 2024 · 21 Sep 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Chengdu Summer 2024 · 20 Jul 2024
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.
- Wuouran Liu (刘巫偶然) — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Xulang Li (黎旭朗) — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
- Chenhao Ma (马晨皓) — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.01 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 one-handed single — 2,187 people have one; it is 2.10 away.
Targets move as he improves.