People · China
Zhao Wang (王钊)
Megaminx · top 6.8% of 34,786 all-time · competing since November 2015 · 2015WANZ03
Zhao Wang (王钊) has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the Megaminx: a personal-best single of 53.67, set at Weihai Open 2019, puts him in the top 6.8% of the 34,786 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 158th in China. Until April 2010, no official Megaminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 17 competitions since November 2015, he has put 657 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 55% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.62 in November 2015 to 10.10, a 43% improvement. Zhao has entered 17 competitions, more competitions than 96% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Megaminx | 53.67 | 59.83 | top 6.8% | 158 / 1,678 | |
| 3×3 | 10.10 | 12.37 | top 7.8% | 3,018 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 2.45 | 4.11 | top 8.4% | 1,240 / 15,796 | |
| 4×4 | 40.15 | 44.74 | top 12.3% | 1,326 / 5,926 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.18 | 25.87 | top 18.3% | 1,826 / 5,922 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.26 | 9.03 | top 21.9% | 2,503 / 10,224 | |
| 5×5 | 1:29.46 | 1:36.79 | top 26.8% | 1,240 / 2,816 | |
| Skewb | 6.86 | 8.09 | top 32.5% | 1,993 / 5,004 | |
| 6×6 | 3:08.87 | 3:26.40 | early days — 3 solves | 878 / 1,349 | |
| 7×7 | 4:56.42 | 5:10.23 | early days — 3 solves | 877 / 1,261 | |
| Clock | 17.06 | 26.85 | top 55.6% | 1,287 / 1,843 |
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
- 30 Apr 2018Five personal bests in one day at Guangdong Open 2018.
- 20 Jan 2018Three personal bests in one day at Shanghai Winter 2018.
- 30 Apr 2017Five personal bests in one day at Nanjing Spring 2017.
- 1 Oct 2016Three personal bests in one day at Asian Championship 2016.
- 7 Aug 2016Four personal bests in one day at Linyi Open 2016.
- 20 Mar 2016First sub-15 3×3: 14.41 at Qingdao Open 2016.
Competitions
- Zibo Open 2025 · 10 Aug 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Beijing Summer 2025 · 17 May 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Weihai Open 2019 · 6 Apr 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Qingdao Spring 2019 · 31 Mar 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Nanjing Autumn 2018 · 17 Nov 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Xuzhou Open 2018 · 17 Jun 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Guangdong Open 2018 · 30 Apr 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Hubei University Shahu Spring 2018 · 25 Mar 2018
- Shanghai Winter 2018 · 20 Jan 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Nanjing Spring 2017 · 30 Apr 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- Qingdao Prime Numbers 2017 · 26 Mar 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Zibo Open 2016 · 6 Nov 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Asian Championship 2016 · 1 Oct 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Linyi Open 2016 · 7 Aug 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Weihai Open 2016 · 15 May 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Qingdao Open 2016 · 20 Mar 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Zibo Open 2015 · 15 Nov 2015 — 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.
- Chenxiao He (何辰骁) — met in 60 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Fazhen Wu (吴法臻) — met in 60 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Yunliang Zhang (张赟量) — met in 49 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-50 Megaminx single — 1,776 people have one; it is 3.67 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.10 away.
Targets move as he improves.