People · China
Zhan Zhang (张栴)
3×3 · top 2.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2025 · 2025ZHAN21
Zhan Zhang (张栴) has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.50, set at Jiajiang Open 2026, puts him in the top 2.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 705th in China. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since January 2025, he has put 79 official solves on the record across two events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.29 in January 2025 to 7.50, a 51% improvement. Zhan 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 | 7.50 | 9.51 | top 2.0% | 705 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 1.80 | 2.18 | top 3.6% | 474 / 15,796 |
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-10 3×3: 9.56 at Chengdu Welcoming Summer 2026.
- 4 May 2026Three personal bests in one day at Chengdu Welcoming Summer 2026.
- 2 Nov 2025First sub-15 3×3: 10.21 at Xi'an Autumn 2025.
- 12 Jan 2025First competition: Chongqing New Year 2025. A 15.29 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Jiajiang Open 2026 · 25 Jul 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Chengdu Welcoming Summer 2026 · 4 May 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Xi'an Autumn 2025 · 2 Nov 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Chengdu Spring Open 2025 · 8 Feb 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Chongqing New Year 2025 · 12 Jan 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.
- Tian Xia (夏天) — met in 16 rounds, never finished ahead
- Boyan Xiang (向柏言) — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Shuda Huang (黄黍达) — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.50 away.
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.80 away.
Targets move as he improves.