People · China
Zhixuan Miao (缪智轩)
3×3 · top 1.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2023 · 2023MIAO02
Zhixuan Miao (缪智轩) has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.37, set at Rubik's UK Championship 2025, puts him in the top 1.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 639th in China. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since July 2023, he has put 112 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.36 in July 2023 to 7.37, a 35% improvement. Zhixuan 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 | 7.37 | 10.26 | top 1.8% | 639 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 2.46 | 4.07 | top 8.5% | 1,255 / 15,796 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.78 | 10.32 | top 18.4% | 2,112 / 10,224 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 41.05 | 1:01.92 | top 66.8% | 5,194 / 5,922 | |
| Clock | 24.80 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,599 / 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
- 2 Aug 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.87 at CubingUSA Western Championship 2024.
- 2 Aug 2024Five personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Western Championship 2024.
- 15 Jul 2023First competition: Edinburgh Summer 2023. A 12.96 3×3 single to start from.
- 15 Jul 2023Three personal bests in one day at Edinburgh Summer 2023.
Competitions
- Rubik's UK Championship 2025 · 22 Aug 2025 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Western Championship 2024 · 2 Aug 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Écija Open 2024 · 27 Jan 2024
- Edinburgh Summer 2023 · 15 Jul 2023 — 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.
- Hayden Wallace — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Stanley Treshansky — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Thomas Allinson — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.37 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.46 away.
Targets move as he improves.