People · China
Zhangyan Li (李长谚)
3×3 · top 5.6% of 288,433 all-time · competing since May 2026 · 2026LIZH05
Zhangyan Li (李长谚) has been competing for 6 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.30, set at Guangzhou GraDUAL 3x3 II 2026, puts him in the top 5.6% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,212th in China. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since May 2026, he has put 43 official solves on the record across two events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.59 in May 2026 to 9.30, a 20% improvement. Zhangyan has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 9.30 | 11.34 | top 5.6% | 2,212 / 28,499 | |
| 2×2 | 2.78 | 3.45 | top 11.9% | 1,856 / 15,939 |
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
- 19 Aug 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.30 at Guangzhou GraDUAL 3x3 II 2026.
- 2 May 2026First competition: Foshan Open 2026. A 11.71 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Guangzhou Grand Open 2026 · 5 Oct 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Guangzhou GraDUAL 3x3 II 2026 · 19 Aug 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Foshan Open 2026 · 2 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Guo Yang (杨果) — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead once
- Boxuan Li (黎柏轩) — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead once
- Zijian Cai (蔡子健) — met in 9 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.30 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.78 away.
Targets move as he improves.