People · China
Zhiyi Zhang (张晊奕)
3×3 · top 0.48% of 288,433 all-time · competing since May 2024 · 2024ZHAN80
Zhiyi Zhang (张晊奕) has been competing for 2 years. Her best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 5.98, set at Guilin Open 2026, puts her in the top 0.48% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 184th in China. Until June 2011, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since May 2024, she has put 205 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, her 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. Her 3×3 best has come down from 9.00 in May 2024 to 5.98, a 34% improvement. Zhiyi 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 | 5.98 | 7.48 | top 0.48% | 184 / 28,499 | |
| Pyraminx | 2.29 | 3.06 | top 1.7% | 207 / 10,269 | |
| 4×4 | 29.73 | 32.18 | top 2.7% | 271 / 5,999 | |
| 5×5 | 55.33 | 59.68 | top 3.5% | 166 / 2,857 | |
| 2×2 | 1.80 | 3.41 | top 3.6% | 486 / 15,939 | |
| Square-1 | 9.41 | 12.61 | top 5.1% | 63 / 1,373 | |
| Skewb | 3.06 | 4.82 | top 5.3% | 294 / 5,030 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 13.63 | 14.42 | top 5.5% | 528 / 5,994 | |
| Clock | 6.29 | 11.91 | top 8.2% | 178 / 1,887 |
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
- 18 Oct 2026Six personal bests in one day at Guilin Open 2026.
- 22 Aug 2026Three personal bests in one day at Beihai Open 2026.
- 25 Jul 2026Seven personal bests in one day at Jiajiang Open 2026.
- 26 May 2024First competition: Guiyang Open 2024. A 9.00 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Guilin Open 2026 · 18 Oct 2026 — 6 personal bests set
- Beihai Open 2026 · 22 Aug 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Jiajiang Open 2026 · 25 Jul 2026 — 7 personal bests set
- Guiyang Open 2024 · 26 May 2024
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 her.
- Ziyu Ye (叶梓渝) — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead once
- Xiaowei Wang (王晓伟) — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 18 times
- Zijian Cai (蔡子健) — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-5 3×3 single — 355 people have one; it is 0.98 away.
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,497 people have one; it is 0.29 away.
Targets move as she improves.