People · China
Zhangyan Li (李长谚)
3×3 · top 5.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2026 · 2026LIZH05
Zhangyan Li (李长谚) has been competing for 4 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 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,161st in China. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 2 competitions since May 2026, he has put 29 official solves on the record across two events. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.59 in May 2026 to 9.30, a 20% improvement. Zhangyan has entered two competitions.
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% | 2,161 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 3.55 | 4.45 | top 20.8% | 3,416 / 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
- 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 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.
- Haijun Tan (谭海俊) — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Ip Wang Hei (葉泓希) — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Jici Liu (刘纪赐) — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.30 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.55 away.
Targets move as he improves.