People · China
Zhuoran Xing (邢卓然)
3×3 · top 4.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2023 · 2023XING03
Zhuoran Xing (邢卓然) has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.82, set at Beijing Winter 2026, puts him in the top 4.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,698th in China. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since December 2023, he has put 73 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 82% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 10.39 in December 2023 to 8.82, a 15% improvement. Zhuoran has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 8.82 | 10.12 | top 4.5% | 1,698 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 4.50 | 5.50 | top 32.9% | 5,640 / 15,796 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.54 | 15.31 | top 64.2% | 6,522 / 10,224 |
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 Nov 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.95 at Beijing Only 3x3 2025.
- 17 Dec 2023First competition: Shenyang Open 2023. A 10.39 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Beijing Winter 2026 · 10 Jan 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Beijing Only 3x3 2025 · 23 Nov 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Beijing Winter 2025 · 4 Jan 2025
- Tianjin Open 2024 · 1 Jun 2024
- Shenyang Spring 2024 · 5 Apr 2024
- Shenyang Open 2023 · 17 Dec 2023
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.
- Yutong Wang (王宇彤) — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
- Junze Huang (黄俊泽) — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
- Yi Qu (曲熠) — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.82 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.50 away.
Targets move as he improves.