People · China
Zhen Xia (夏榛)
3×3 · top 4.3% of 288,433 all-time · competing since April 2025 · 2025XIAZ02
Zhen Xia (夏榛) has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.75, set at Wuhan Crimson Autumn 2026, puts him in the top 4.3% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,670th in China. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since April 2025, he has put 68 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.30 in April 2025 to 8.75, a 39% improvement. Zhen has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 8.75 | 9.68 | top 4.3% | 1,670 / 28,499 | |
| 2×2 | 1.98 | 4.35 | top 4.7% | 643 / 15,939 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.95 | 10.90 | top 35.8% | 3,935 / 10,269 | |
| Skewb | 9.93 | 10.52 | top 54.6% | 3,057 / 5,030 |
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
- 23 Nov 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.20 at Nanchang Winter 2025.
- 26 Apr 2025First competition: Nanchang Spring 2025. A 14.30 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Wuhan Crimson Autumn 2026 · 13 Sep 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Nanchang Summer 2026 · 18 Jul 2026
- Nanchang Winter 2025 · 23 Nov 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Nanchang Spring 2025 · 26 Apr 2025
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.
- Yichen Jiang (姜一辰) — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
- You Wu (吴悠) — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Ming Zheng (郑鸣) — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.75 away.
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.98 away.
Targets move as he improves.