People · China
Zhiyi Zhang (张晊奕)
3×3 · top 1.3% of 284,439 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 6.93, set at Beihai Open 2026, puts her in the top 1.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 446th in China. Until November 2010, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since May 2024, she has put 135 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, her 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. Her Pyraminx best has come down from 2.73 in May 2024 to 2.29, a 16% improvement. Zhiyi has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 6.93 | 8.40 | top 1.3% | 446 / 28,153 | |
| Pyraminx | 2.29 | 3.06 | top 1.7% | 198 / 10,224 | |
| 4×4 | 29.73 | 32.18 | top 2.7% | 259 / 5,926 | |
| Square-1 | 9.41 | 12.61 | top 5.1% | 62 / 1,362 | |
| Clock | 6.29 | 11.91 | top 8.3% | 172 / 1,843 | |
| Skewb | 4.41 | 6.41 | top 13.8% | 835 / 5,004 | |
| 2×2 | 3.07 | 3.84 | top 15.1% | 2,390 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 30.71 | — | early days — 2 solves | 4,223 / 5,922 |
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, Pyraminx. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 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
- 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.
- Liu Yik Yung (劉益融) — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Tian Xia (夏天) — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead once
- Ziyu Ye (叶梓渝) — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 0.93 away.
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.29 away.
Targets move as she improves.