People · China
Zhenming Zhang (张振铭)
3×3 · top 2.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2017 · 2017ZHAN44
Zhenming Zhang (张振铭) has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.88, set at Beijing Spring Open 2026, puts him in the top 2.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 934th in China. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 14 competitions since April 2017, he has put 543 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 98% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 10.20 in April 2017 to 7.88, a 23% improvement. Zhenming has entered 14 competitions, more competitions than 95% 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 | 7.88 | 9.13 | top 2.6% | 934 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 1.63 | 3.19 | top 2.7% | 328 / 15,796 | |
| 4×4 | 30.79 | 34.19 | top 3.3% | 337 / 5,926 | |
| Skewb | 2.76 | 6.76 | top 3.9% | 204 / 5,004 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 13.50 | 15.54 | top 5.2% | 481 / 5,922 | |
| 5×5 | 1:02.19 | 1:09.67 | top 6.7% | 316 / 2,816 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.97 | 6.98 | top 13.0% | 1,546 / 10,224 |
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
- 22 Aug 2026Four personal bests in one day at Beijing Autumn Begins 2026.
- 6 Apr 2019Six personal bests in one day at Qinhuangdao Open 2019.
- 31 Dec 2018First sub-10 3×3: 9.94 at Beijing Winter 2018.
- 31 Dec 2018Three personal bests in one day at Beijing Winter 2018.
- 22 Apr 2017First competition: Lanzhou Spring 2017. A 10.66 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Beijing Autumn Begins 2026 · 22 Aug 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Start of Summer Beijing 2026 · 1 May 2026
- Beijing Spring Open 2026 · 28 Mar 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Beijing Winter 2026 · 10 Jan 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Harbin Open 2024 · 27 Oct 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Dalian Open 2024 · 16 Sep 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Xi'an Open 2024 · 3 Aug 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Tianjin Open 2024 · 1 Jun 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Beijing Spring AM 2021 · 4 Apr 2021 — 1 personal best set
- Tianjin Autumn 2019 · 20 Oct 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Qinhuangdao Open 2019 · 6 Apr 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- Beijing Winter 2018 · 31 Dec 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Ningxia Open 2018 · 5 Aug 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Lanzhou Spring 2017 · 22 Apr 2017 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Chenhao Ma (马晨皓) — met in 78 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
- Congxi Liu (刘淙溪) — met in 45 rounds, finished ahead 34 times
- Heyu Fu (付荷语) — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.88 away.
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.63 away.
Targets move as he improves.