People · China
Zhang Wang (王张)
3×3 · top 3.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since March 2021 · 2021WANG26
Zhang Wang (王张) has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.46, set at Foshan Open 2026, puts him in the top 3.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,375th in China. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 2 competitions since March 2021, he has put 45 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 10.32 in March 2021 to 8.46, an 18% improvement. Zhang has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.46 | 9.45 | top 3.7% | 1,375 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 3.31 | 4.26 | top 17.9% | 2,901 / 15,796 | |
| 4×4 | 47.21 | 50.19 | top 21.1% | 2,276 / 5,926 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.67 | 25.12 | top 22.3% | 2,229 / 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
- 2 May 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.33 at Foshan Open 2026.
- 2 May 2026Three personal bests in one day at Foshan Open 2026.
- 28 Mar 2021First competition: Shenzhen Nanshan Afternoon 2021. A 10.32 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Foshan Open 2026 · 2 May 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Shenzhen Nanshan Afternoon 2021 · 28 Mar 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.
- You Wu (吴悠) — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead once
- Kangze Wang (王康泽) — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead once
- Xusheng Hong (洪旭升) — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.46 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.31 away.
Targets move as he improves.