People · China
Zhourun Yang (杨周润)
3×3 · top 4.1% of 288,433 all-time · competing since June 2017 · 2017YANG60
Zhourun Yang (杨周润) has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.65, set at Guangzhou Grand Open 2026, puts him in the top 4.1% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,572nd in China. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since June 2017, he has put 348 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 94% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 10.79 in June 2017 to 8.65, a 20% improvement. Zhourun has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% 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 | 8.65 | 9.40 | top 4.1% | 1,572 / 28,499 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 14.77 | 18.89 | top 7.7% | 759 / 5,994 | |
| 2×2 | 2.55 | 4.51 | top 9.5% | 1,431 / 15,939 | |
| Megaminx | 59.54 | 1:07.92 | top 9.8% | 265 / 1,693 | |
| 4×4 | 38.01 | 45.04 | top 9.9% | 1,065 / 5,999 | |
| 5×5 | 1:16.25 | 1:24.61 | top 16.4% | 818 / 2,857 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.12 | 9.74 | top 20.9% | 2,425 / 10,269 | |
| Skewb | 7.18 | 12.18 | top 35.2% | 2,152 / 5,030 | |
| 6×6 | 3:38.31 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,070 / 1,363 | |
| 7×7 | 5:55.34 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,085 / 1,274 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 5:17.92 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,098 / 1,184 |
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
- 1 May 2021Three personal bests in one day at Guangdong Open 2021.
- 12 May 2018First sub-10 3×3: 9.99 at Fujian Championship 2018.
- 12 May 2018Five personal bests in one day at Fujian Championship 2018.
- 15 Oct 2017Five personal bests in one day at Xiamen Autumn 2017.
- 18 Jun 2017First competition: Chaozhou Open 2017. A 11.99 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Guangzhou Grand Open 2026 · 5 Oct 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Guangdong Open 2021 · 1 May 2021 — 3 personal bests set
- Jieyang Good Afternoon 2021 · 31 Jan 2021 — 1 personal best set
- Jieyang Winter 2020 · 19 Jan 2020 — 2 personal bests set
- Jieyang Open 2019 · 11 Aug 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Shantou Open 2018 · 28 Oct 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Fujian Championship 2018 · 12 May 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Xiamen Autumn 2017 · 15 Oct 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- Shantou Open 2017 · 20 Aug 2017
- Chaozhou Open 2017 · 18 Jun 2017 — 2 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.
- Xusheng Hong (洪旭升) — met in 48 rounds, finished ahead 37 times
- Xiaojing Zhang (张小静) — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead 23 times
- Ziyuan Lin (林子源) — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 20 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.65 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 one-handed single — 2,239 people have one; it is 2.77 away.
Targets move as he improves.