People · China
Zhizhong Zhang (张治中)
3×3 · top 3.3% of 288,433 all-time · competing since April 2026 · 2026ZHAN39
Zhizhong Zhang (张治中) has been competing for 6 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.28, set at Xuzhou Zenith 2026, puts him in the top 3.3% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,265th in China. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 1 competition since April 2026, he has put 33 official solves on the record across three events.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.28 | 10.66 | top 3.3% | 1,265 / 28,499 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.33 | 19.56 | top 11.0% | 1,106 / 5,994 | |
| 2×2 | 4.14 | 4.86 | top 28.3% | 4,870 / 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 story so far
- 11 Apr 2026First competition: Xuzhou Zenith 2026. A 11.53 3×3 single to start from.
- 11 Apr 2026First sub-10 3×3: 8.28 at Xuzhou Zenith 2026.
- 11 Apr 2026Three personal bests in one day at Xuzhou Zenith 2026.
Competitions
- Xuzhou Zenith 2026 · 11 Apr 2026 — 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.
- Yuxuan Wang (王语萱) — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Zhenghai Zu (祖正海) — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Zicong Liu (刘子聪) — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.28 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 6,118 people have one; it is 1.33 away.
Targets move as he improves.