People · China
Zhaoyang Zheng (郑昭扬)
Pyraminx · top 1.9% of 129,321 all-time · competing since May 2017 · 2017ZHEN21
Zhaoyang Zheng (郑昭扬) has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 2.37, set at Liuzhou Open 2026, puts him in the top 1.9% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 219th in China. Until April 2011, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since May 2017, he has put 164 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His Pyraminx best has come down from 7.61 in May 2017 to 2.37, a 69% improvement. Zhaoyang has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 2.37 | 3.44 | top 1.9% | 219 / 10,224 | |
| 4×4 | 34.94 | 38.52 | top 6.6% | 664 / 5,926 | |
| 3×3 | 10.47 | 12.10 | top 8.9% | 3,461 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 2.80 | 4.60 | top 12.0% | 1,860 / 15,796 | |
| Skewb | 5.84 | 8.44 | top 24.5% | 1,516 / 5,004 | |
| Megaminx | 1:24.88 | 1:32.01 | top 24.8% | 768 / 1,678 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.87 | 28.87 | top 31.1% | 3,016 / 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, Pyraminx. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 17 Jan 2026Three personal bests in one day at Fuzhou Open 2026.
- 8 Jun 2019Six personal bests in one day at Guilin Open 2019.
- 28 Jul 2018First sub-15 3×3: 14.30 at Nanning Open 2018.
- 28 Jul 2018Four personal bests in one day at Nanning Open 2018.
- 14 May 2017First competition: Nanning Open 2017. A 17.40 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Nanning Open 2026 · 23 Aug 2026
- Liuzhou Open 2026 · 24 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Fuzhou Open 2026 · 17 Jan 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Shenzhen Cubing 10th Anniversary 2019 · 24 Aug 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Guilin Open 2019 · 8 Jun 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- Nanning Open 2018 · 28 Jul 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Nanning Open 2017 · 14 May 2017
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.
- Ming Zheng (郑鸣) — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Xinyun Chen (陈新运) — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Danni Nong (农丹妮) — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.37 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 4.94 away.
Targets move as he improves.