People · Chinese Taipei
Zhen-Chian Hong (洪蓁乾)
3×3 · top 3.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2009 · 2009HONG01
Zhen-Chian Hong (洪蓁乾) has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.34, set at Shin Kong Cube Open - New Taipei 2026, puts him in the top 3.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 194th in Chinese Taipei. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 25 competitions since February 2009, he has put 551 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 51% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.22 in February 2009 to 8.34, a 41% improvement. He has entered 25 competitions, more competitions than 98% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Chinese Taipei | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.34 | 10.07 | top 3.4% | 194 / 4,213 | |
| 2×2 | 3.00 | 4.32 | top 14.2% | 375 / 1,669 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.55 | 25.52 | top 22.0% | 283 / 802 | |
| 4×4 | 49.14 | 54.07 | top 23.6% | 471 / 1,078 | |
| 5×5 | 1:42.82 | 1:51.46 | top 37.4% | 380 / 639 |
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
- 27 Feb 2016First sub-10 3×3: 9.96 at Big Cubes Challenge 2016.
- 11 Apr 2010Three personal bests in one day at Taiwan Spring Open 2010.
- 6 Feb 2010Four personal bests in one day at Taiwan Winter Open 2010.
- 8 Feb 2009First competition: Taiwan Winter Open 2009. A 14.22 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Shin Kong Cube Open - Taichung 2026 · 30 Aug 2026
- Shin Kong Cube Open - New Taipei 2026 · 9 Aug 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Zhongshan Open 2026 · 2 May 2026
- Shin Kong Cube Open - Kaohsiung 2025 · 14 Dec 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Shin Kong Cube Open - New Taipei 2024 · 28 Sep 2024
- Shin Kong Cube Open 2023 · 16 Sep 2023
- Zhuyuangang Open 2020 · 29 Feb 2020 — 1 personal best set
- Taiwan Championship 2019 · 13 Dec 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Kaohsiung Autumn Open 2019 · 16 Nov 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Beijing Open 2018 · 30 Apr 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- World Rubik's Cube Championship 2017 · 13 Jul 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Taipei Open 2017 · 11 Feb 2017
- Taiwan Championship 2016 · 29 Oct 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Big Cubes Challenge 2016 · 27 Feb 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Taipei Open 2015 · 6 Dec 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Twisting Fingers in New Taipei City 2015 · 22 Aug 2015
- Cross-strait Cubing Exchange 2015 · 15 Aug 2015
- Taiwan Winter 2012 · 11 Feb 2012 — 1 personal best set
- Taipei Open 2011 · 8 Oct 2011
- Taiwan Spring Open 2011 · 2 Apr 2011
- Taiwan Winter Open 2011 · 12 Feb 2011
- Taiwan Summer Open 2010 · 28 Aug 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Taiwan Spring Open 2010 · 11 Apr 2010 — 3 personal bests set
- Taiwan Winter Open 2010 · 6 Feb 2010 — 4 personal bests set
- Taiwan Winter Open 2009 · 8 Feb 2009
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.
- Kuo-Hau Wu (吳國豪) — met in 90 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
- Yueh-Lin Tsai (蔡岳霖) — met in 74 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Jr-Wei Jang (張智瑋) — met in 73 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.34 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 1.00 away.
Targets move as he improves.