People · China
Zichen Zhang (张梓宸)
3×3 · top 1.6% of 288,433 all-time · competing since November 2023 · 2023ZHAN71
Zichen Zhang (张梓宸) has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.20, set at Guangdong Open - Revival & Rival 2026, puts him in the top 1.6% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 581st in China. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since November 2023, he has put 128 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 62% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 8.40 in November 2023 to 7.20, a 14% improvement. Zichen 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 | 7.20 | 8.40 | top 1.6% | 581 / 28,499 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 14.40 | 15.63 | top 6.9% | 684 / 5,994 | |
| 2×2 | 2.89 | 3.87 | top 13.1% | 2,061 / 15,939 | |
| Clock | 7.59 | 19.77 | top 13.2% | 296 / 1,887 | |
| 4×4 | 45.42 | 52.30 | top 18.9% | 2,086 / 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, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 26 Nov 2023First competition: Shenzhen Youth Open 2023. A 8.40 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Zhanjiang Open 2026 · 9 Aug 2026
- Foshan Open 2026 · 2 May 2026
- Guangdong Open - Revival & Rival 2026 · 6 Feb 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Shenzhen Open 2024 · 7 Dec 2024
- Huizhou 10th Anniversary 2024 · 28 Jul 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Shenzhen Youth Open 2023 · 26 Nov 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.
- Yang Pin Xiu (楊品修) — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Yangshuo Teng (滕仰硕) — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Guo Yang (杨果) — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 1.20 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 one-handed single — 2,239 people have one; it is 2.40 away.
Targets move as he improves.