People · China
Zhenyu Ma (马振宇)
Skewb · top 5.6% of 73,281 all-time · competing since January 2025 · 2025MAZH01
Zhenyu Ma (马振宇) has been competing for a year. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.13, set at Yunnan Open 2025, puts him in the top 5.6% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 318th in China. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since January 2025, he has put 171 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 78% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.08 in January 2025 to 9.93, a 10% improvement. Zhenyu has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 3.13 | 4.29 | top 5.6% | 318 / 5,004 | |
| 3×3 | 9.93 | 12.19 | top 7.3% | 2,833 / 28,153 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.05 | 16.71 | top 8.2% | 795 / 5,922 | |
| 2×2 | 2.68 | 4.05 | top 10.7% | 1,634 / 15,796 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.73 | 11.30 | top 18.0% | 2,087 / 10,224 | |
| Square-1 | 18.05 | 23.41 | top 23.5% | 383 / 1,362 | |
| 4×4 | 51.23 | 58.12 | top 26.2% | 2,776 / 5,926 | |
| Clock | 14.60 | 16.41 | top 46.3% | 1,092 / 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
- 19 Jul 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.93 at Xi'an Summer 2025.
- 22 Jun 2025Four personal bests in one day at Yunnan Open 2025.
- 4 Apr 2025Three personal bests in one day at Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2025.
- 4 Jan 2025First competition: Xi'an New Year 2025. A 11.08 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2026 · 4 Apr 2026
- Xi'an Summer 2025 · 19 Jul 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Yunnan Open 2025 · 22 Jun 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2025 · 4 Apr 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Xi'an New Year 2025 · 4 Jan 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.
- Yanchen Long (龙彦辰) — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Yuan Gao (高原) — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
- Wuouran Liu (刘巫偶然) — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.13 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.93 away.
Targets move as he improves.