People · China
Zhenyu Zhang (张振宇)
Skewb · top 1.2% of 73,281 all-time · competing since March 2015 · 2015ZHAN13
Zhenyu Zhang (张振宇) has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 1.93, set at Eastside Side Events 2024, puts him in the top 1.2% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 54th in China. Until December 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 17 competitions since March 2015, he has put 581 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 93% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His Skewb best has come down from 6.30 in March 2015 to 1.93, a 69% improvement. Zhenyu has entered 17 competitions, more competitions than 96% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 1.93 | 3.16 | top 1.2% | 54 / 5,004 | |
| 3×3 | 8.02 | 9.50 | top 2.8% | 1,017 / 28,153 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 14.01 | 17.21 | top 6.1% | 583 / 5,922 | |
| 2×2 | 2.28 | 3.69 | top 6.9% | 974 / 15,796 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.05 | 7.10 | top 7.9% | 937 / 10,224 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 29 moves | 34.33 | top 12.2% | 122 / 1,058 | |
| 4×4 | 42.15 | 51.16 | top 14.7% | 1,591 / 5,926 | |
| 5×5 | 1:45.74 | 1:48.84 | top 39.7% | 1,780 / 2,816 | |
| Megaminx | 1:51.03 | 1:59.59 | top 40.9% | 1,162 / 1,678 | |
| Square-1 | 26.09 | 39.63 | top 41.7% | 714 / 1,362 |
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, Skewb. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 2 Feb 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.61 at MYHM Singapore Championship 2024.
- 19 Mar 2016Three personal bests in one day at Shanghai Spring 2016.
- 2 Oct 2015Three personal bests in one day at China Championship 2015.
- 31 May 2015Four personal bests in one day at Zhengzhou Open 2015.
- 1 May 2015Four personal bests in one day at Nanjing Spring 2015.
- 29 Mar 2015First competition: AnHui University Open 2015. A 14.73 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Australian Nationals 2025 · 2 Oct 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Cubing in Corinda Sunday 2024 · 10 Mar 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Eastside Side Events 2024 · 17 Feb 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- MYHM Singapore Championship 2024 · 2 Feb 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Chengdu Open 2019 · 1 May 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Anhui University Smart Open 2017 · 11 Mar 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Asian Championship 2016 · 1 Oct 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Hefei Open 2016 · 15 Jul 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Nanchang Open 2016 · 10 Jul 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Nanjing Spring 2016 · 30 Apr 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Shanghai Spring 2016 · 19 Mar 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Nanjing Autumn 2015 · 24 Oct 2015 — 1 personal best set
- China Championship 2015 · 2 Oct 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Hefei Open 2015 · 17 Jul 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Zhengzhou Open 2015 · 31 May 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- Nanjing Spring 2015 · 1 May 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- AnHui University Open 2015 · 29 Mar 2015 — 3 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.
- Yinghao Wang (王鹰豪) — met in 56 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
- Jiayu Wang (王佳宇) — met in 50 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Boxi Chen (陈博希) — met in 48 rounds, finished ahead 18 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 Skewb single — 35 people have one; it is 0.93 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.02 away.
Targets move as he improves.