People · China
Zichen Zhang (张梓宸)
3×3 · top 5.4% of 288,433 all-time · competing since May 2026 · 2026ZHAN68
Zichen Zhang (张梓宸) has been competing for 6 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.19, set at Beijing Autumn Rivalry 2026, puts him in the top 5.4% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,090th in China. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since May 2026, he has put 52 official solves on the record across two events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.28 in May 2026 to 9.19, a 19% improvement. Zichen has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 9.19 | 10.37 | top 5.4% | 2,090 / 28,499 | |
| 2×2 | 3.83 | 4.24 | top 24.4% | 4,131 / 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 line so far
Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 22 Aug 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.37 at Beijing Autumn Begins 2026.
- 1 May 2026First competition: Start of Summer Beijing 2026. A 11.57 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Beijing Autumn Rivalry 2026 · 1 Oct 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Beijing Autumn Begins 2026 · 22 Aug 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Start of Summer Beijing 2026 · 1 May 2026 — 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.
- Zibo Peng (彭梓博) — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Litan Dai (戴里坦) — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Muzi Li (李穆子) — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.19 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.83 away.
Targets move as he improves.