People · China
Zheyu Zhou (周哲宇)
3×3 · top 2.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2025 · 2025ZHOU34
Zheyu Zhou (周哲宇) has been competing for 11 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.51, set at Guangzhou GraDUAL 3x3 I 2026, puts him in the top 2.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 709th in China. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since October 2025, he has put 56 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.33 in October 2025 to 7.51, a 39% improvement. Zheyu 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 | 7.51 | 9.80 | top 2.0% | 709 / 28,153 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.42 | 21.48 | top 16.2% | 1,601 / 5,922 | |
| 2×2 | 4.13 | 4.93 | top 28.1% | 4,778 / 15,796 |
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
- 2 May 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.00 at Foshan Open 2026.
- 2 May 2026Three personal bests in one day at Foshan Open 2026.
- 19 Oct 2025First competition: Guilin Open 2025. A 12.33 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Guangzhou GraDUAL 3x3 I 2026 · 5 Aug 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Foshan Open 2026 · 2 May 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Guangdong Open - Revival & Rival 2026 · 6 Feb 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Guilin Open 2025 · 19 Oct 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.
- Yueshan Yang (杨悦山) — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
- Yang Pin Xiu (楊品修) — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
- Guo Yang (杨果) — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.51 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 5,987 people have one; it is 3.42 away.
Targets move as he improves.