People · China
Zheyi Gao (郜哲屹)
4×4 · top 2.6% of 83,917 all-time · competing since November 2018 · 2018GAOZ06
Zheyi Gao (郜哲屹) has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 4×4: a personal-best single of 29.50, set at Chengdu Welcoming Summer 2026, puts him in the top 2.6% of the 83,917 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 248th in China. Until April 2012, no official 4×4 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 14 competitions since November 2018, he has put 430 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 73% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.39 in November 2018 to 8.31, a 27% improvement. Zheyi 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4×4 | 29.50 | 35.16 | top 2.6% | 248 / 5,926 | |
| 5×5 | 53.42 | 1:03.60 | top 2.8% | 120 / 2,816 | |
| 3×3 | 8.31 | 10.32 | top 3.4% | 1,253 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 1.89 | 2.63 | top 4.1% | 538 / 15,796 | |
| 6×6 | 1:48.68 | 1:57.01 | top 6.7% | 152 / 1,349 | |
| 7×7 | 2:51.77 | 3:01.96 | top 8.4% | 173 / 1,261 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.56 | 7.12 | top 10.6% | 1,257 / 10,224 | |
| Megaminx | 1:03.15 | 1:09.92 | top 11.6% | 315 / 1,678 | |
| Skewb | 4.26 | 6.36 | top 12.7% | 771 / 5,004 | |
| Clock | 7.88 | 9.54 | top 14.7% | 316 / 1,843 | |
| Square-1 | 14.84 | 23.64 | top 16.1% | 245 / 1,362 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.57 | 22.41 | top 16.6% | 1,643 / 5,922 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:06.87 | — | early days — 3 solves | 514 / 1,183 |
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
- 15 Aug 2026Four personal bests in one day at Hefei August Open 2026.
- 25 Jul 2026Three personal bests in one day at Jiajiang Open 2026.
- 4 May 2026Three personal bests in one day at Chengdu Welcoming Summer 2026.
- 28 Dec 2025Four personal bests in one day at Zhengzhou Zeal 2025.
- 27 Dec 2025Three personal bests in one day at Zhengzhou Zest 2025.
- 2 Nov 2025Four personal bests in one day at Xi'an Autumn 2025.
Competitions
- Hefei August Open 2026 · 15 Aug 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Jiajiang Open 2026 · 25 Jul 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Chengdu Welcoming Summer 2026 · 4 May 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Zhengzhou Zeal 2025 · 28 Dec 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Zhengzhou Zest 2025 · 27 Dec 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Xi'an Autumn 2025 · 2 Nov 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Guilin Open 2025 · 19 Oct 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Taizhou Open 2025 · 26 Jul 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Deqing Spring 2025 · 19 Apr 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Deqing Big Cubes Summer 2024 · 24 Aug 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Hangzhou Autumn 2019 · 9 Nov 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- China Championship 2019 · 26 Jul 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Hangzhou Open 2019 · 18 May 2019
- Hangzhou Open 2018 · 10 Nov 2018 — 1 personal best 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.
- Zhiyuan Ma (马之元) — met in 58 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Weikang Zheng (郑炜康) — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead 35 times
- Hongtong Zhu (朱泓同) — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-25 4×4 single — 588 people have one; it is 4.50 away.
- A sub-50 5×5 single — 713 people have one; it is 3.42 away.
Targets move as he improves.