People · China
Zhipeng Zhao (赵志鹏)
3×3 · top 18.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2009 · 2009ZHAO09
Zhipeng Zhao (赵志鹏) has been competing for 17 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 13.26, set at Shenyang Spring 2025, puts him in the top 18.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 7,165th in China. Across 10 competitions since May 2009, he has put 163 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 68% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 27.65 in May 2009 to 13.26, a 52% improvement. Zhipeng has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% 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 | 13.26 | 15.77 | top 18.3% | 7,165 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 3.95 | 4.99 | top 25.9% | 4,353 / 15,796 | |
| 4×4 | 1:07.06 | 1:21.68 | top 44.0% | 4,149 / 5,926 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:35.71 | — | early days — 2 solves | 643 / 1,183 | |
| Skewb | 9.87 | 12.96 | top 54.1% | 3,018 / 5,004 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.60 | 12.34 | top 57.6% | 5,972 / 10,224 | |
| Clock | 25.73 | 28.56 | top 78.0% | 1,619 / 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
- 16 Sep 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.47 at Dalian Open 2024.
- 25 Jan 2015Three personal bests in one day at Dalian Open 2015.
- 29 Dec 2013Three personal bests in one day at Shenyang Open 2013.
- 9 May 2010First sub-20 3×3: 19.25 at Alpha Cube BUAA Open 2010.
- 29 May 2009First competition: Duanwu Festival Open 2009. A 27.65 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Shenyang Spring 2025 · 13 Apr 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Dalian Open 2024 · 16 Sep 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Dalian Open 2015 · 25 Jan 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Shenyang Open 2014 · 14 Dec 2014
- Shenyang Open 2013 · 29 Dec 2013 — 3 personal bests set
- Dalian Open 2013 · 27 Oct 2013
- Yingkou Open 2013 · 14 Jul 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Xi'an Autumn Open 2010 · 18 Sep 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- Alpha Cube BUAA Open 2010 · 9 May 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Duanwu Festival Open 2009 · 29 May 2009
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.
- Yiming Liu (刘一鸣) — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead once
- Chunxiao Li (李春啸) — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Dongyi Li (李东毅) — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.26 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.95 away.
Targets move as he improves.