People · China
Zhourong Lu (卢洲荣)
2×2 · top 6.0% of 189,179 all-time · competing since August 2026 · 2026LUZH02
Zhourong Lu (卢洲荣) has been competing for 2 months. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.17, set at Guilin Open 2026, puts him in the top 6.0% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 859th in China. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 2 competitions since August 2026, he has put 55 official solves on the record across four events. His 2×2 best has come down from 3.17 in August 2026 to 2.17, a 32% improvement. Zhourong has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.17 | 4.10 | top 6.0% | 859 / 15,939 | |
| 3×3 | 9.55 | 11.55 | top 6.3% | 2,470 / 28,499 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.10 | 20.40 | top 12.9% | 1,299 / 5,994 | |
| 4×4 | 42.64 | 46.70 | top 15.4% | 1,694 / 5,999 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 18 Oct 2026Three personal bests in one day at Guilin Open 2026.
- 23 Aug 2026First competition: Nanning Open 2026. A 9.74 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Guilin Open 2026 · 18 Oct 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Nanning Open 2026 · 23 Aug 2026
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.
- Xingyu Chen (陈星宇) — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead once
- Zijian Cai (蔡子健) — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
- Huanyi Tan (谭焕疑) — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.17 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.55 away.
Targets move as he improves.