People · China
Yuyang Zhang (张语洋)
3×3 blindfolded · top 6.3% of 12,178 all-time · competing since July 2025 · 2025ZHAN96
Yuyang Zhang (张语洋) has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3 blindfolded: a personal-best single of 38.10, set at Hefei August Open 2026, puts him in the top 6.3% of the 12,178 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 106th in China. Until August 2009, no official 3×3 blindfolded solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since July 2025, he has put 207 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.76 in July 2025 to 12.24, an 11% improvement. Yuyang has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 blindfolded | 38.10 | — | top 6.3% | 106 / 1,183 | |
| 3×3 | 12.24 | 15.01 | top 14.7% | 5,787 / 28,153 | |
| 4×4 | 43.72 | 49.83 | top 16.7% | 1,804 / 5,926 | |
| 5×5 | 1:22.05 | 1:33.55 | top 20.7% | 988 / 2,816 | |
| Megaminx | 1:24.85 | 1:37.73 | top 24.8% | 767 / 1,678 | |
| 7×7 | 3:53.64 | 3:59.82 | top 28.4% | 558 / 1,261 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.24 | 8.47 | top 29.8% | 3,286 / 10,224 | |
| 6×6 | 2:40.01 | 2:48.07 | top 30.7% | 652 / 1,349 | |
| Skewb | 6.93 | 9.33 | top 33.1% | 2,024 / 5,004 | |
| 2×2 | 4.69 | 6.59 | top 35.4% | 6,090 / 15,796 | |
| Square-1 | 23.70 | 30.43 | top 36.2% | 605 / 1,362 | |
| Clock | 12.74 | 14.56 | top 38.5% | 922 / 1,843 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 28.61 | 33.90 | top 43.4% | 3,912 / 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
- 15 Aug 2026Six personal bests in one day at Hefei August Open 2026.
- 23 May 2026Seven personal bests in one day at West Coast Cubing Western Championship 2026.
- 26 Jul 2025First competition: Taizhou Open 2025. A 13.76 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Hefei August Open 2026 · 15 Aug 2026 — 6 personal bests set
- Jiajiang Open 2026 · 25 Jul 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- West Coast Cubing Western Championship 2026 · 23 May 2026 — 7 personal bests set
- UCLA Spring 2026 · 15 Feb 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Super Duper San Diego 2026 · 9 Jan 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Taizhou Open 2025 · 26 Jul 2025
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.
- Alex Lehman — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead once
- Jack Flynn Stewart — met in 32 rounds, never finished ahead
- Kate Grahame — met in 32 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-30 3×3 blindfolded single — 501 people have one; it is 8.10 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.24 away.
Targets move as he improves.