People · China
Zhixing Yao (姚知行)
3×3 · top 7.8% of 288,433 all-time · competing since May 2026 · 2026YAOZ01
Zhixing Yao (姚知行) has been competing for 6 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.10, set at Beijing Autumn Rivalry 2026, puts him in the top 7.8% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,089th in China. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 2 competitions since May 2026, he has put 30 official solves on the record across two events. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.12 in May 2026 to 10.10, a 17% improvement. Zhixing has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.10 | 12.23 | top 7.8% | 3,089 / 28,499 | |
| 2×2 | 2.90 | 3.93 | top 13.2% | 2,078 / 15,939 |
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
- 1 May 2026First competition: Start of Summer Beijing 2026. A 12.12 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Beijing Autumn Rivalry 2026 · 1 Oct 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Start of Summer Beijing 2026 · 1 May 2026
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.
- Yupeng Zhang (张毓芃) — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Zibo Peng (彭梓博) — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Zichen Zhang (张梓宸) — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.10 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.90 away.
Targets move as he improves.