People · China
Zhiyu Qian (钱治宇)
Skewb · top 12.9% of 74,164 all-time · competing since December 2018 · 2018QIAN15
Zhiyu Qian (钱治宇) has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 4.27, set at Zhangzhou Open 2026, puts him in the top 12.9% of the 74,164 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 791st in China. Across 12 competitions since December 2018, he has put 221 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 78% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 34.00 in December 2018 to 17.19, a 49% improvement. Zhiyu has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 4.27 | 5.57 | top 12.9% | 791 / 5,030 | |
| 2×2 | 3.09 | 6.02 | top 15.4% | 2,486 / 15,939 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.69 | 8.25 | top 17.8% | 2,072 / 10,269 | |
| 3×3 | 17.19 | 19.76 | top 31.7% | 11,726 / 28,499 | |
| Megaminx | 1:40.15 | 1:52.48 | top 34.8% | 1,040 / 1,693 | |
| 4×4 | 1:01.86 | — | top 38.6% | 3,814 / 5,999 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.67 | 40.40 | top 41.2% | 3,822 / 5,994 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 50 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 929 / 1,071 |
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
- 23 May 2021Four personal bests in one day at Zhengzhou Summer 2021.
- 4 Apr 2021Four personal bests in one day at Beijing Spring PM 2021.
- 22 Sep 2019First sub-20 3×3: 19.41 at Xinxiang Open 2019.
- 22 Sep 2019Three personal bests in one day at Xinxiang Open 2019.
- 6 Apr 2019First sub-30 3×3: 26.74 at Anyang Open 2019.
- 2 Dec 2018First competition: Zhengzhou Open 2018. A 34.00 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Fuzhou Special 2026 · 22 Aug 2026
- Zhangzhou Open 2026 · 27 Jun 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Fuzhou Open 2026 · 17 Jan 2026
- FMC Cubing China 2025 · 20 Dec 2025
- Quangang Morning 2025 · 31 Aug 2025
- Zhengzhou Summer 2021 · 23 May 2021 — 4 personal bests set
- Beijing Spring PM 2021 · 4 Apr 2021 — 4 personal bests set
- Luoyang Open 2019 · 20 Oct 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Xinxiang Open 2019 · 22 Sep 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Longyan Open 2019 · 21 Jul 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Anyang Open 2019 · 6 Apr 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Zhengzhou Open 2018 · 2 Dec 2018
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.
- Kaiyang Gao (高凯阳) — met in 30 rounds, never finished ahead
- Canzheng Cao (曹参政) — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead once
- Songtao Zhang (张松涛) — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-4 Skewb single — 8,121 people have one; it is 0.27 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.09 away.
Targets move as he improves.