People · China
Zihang Jie (揭子航)
Clock · top 2.8% of 32,817 all-time · competing since February 2026 · 2026JIEZ01
Zihang Jie (揭子航) has been competing for 9 months. His best event is the Clock: a personal-best single of 4.24, set at Fuzhou Special 2026, puts him in the top 2.8% of the 32,817 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 52nd in China. Until June 2015, no official Clock solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since February 2026, he has put 97 official solves on the record across four events. His Clock best has come down from 5.60 in February 2026 to 4.24, a 24% improvement. Zihang has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clock | 4.24 | 4.85 | top 2.8% | 52 / 1,887 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.67 | 7.28 | top 11.2% | 1,359 / 10,269 | |
| 3×3 | 17.90 | 21.25 | top 33.9% | 12,376 / 28,499 | |
| 2×2 | 5.74 | 6.95 | top 48.1% | 8,340 / 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, Clock. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 5 Oct 2026First sub-20 3×3: 17.90 at Guangzhou Grand Open 2026.
- 2 May 2026Three personal bests in one day at Foshan Open 2026.
- 6 Feb 2026First competition: Guangdong Open - Revival & Rival 2026. A 21.58 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Guangzhou Grand Open 2026 · 5 Oct 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Fuzhou Special 2026 · 22 Aug 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Foshan Open 2026 · 2 May 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Guangdong Open - Revival & Rival 2026 · 6 Feb 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.
- Jiarun Weng (翁镓润) — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Jin Feng (冯谨) — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead once
- Jingbin Li (李晶斌) — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-4 Clock single — 754 people have one; it is 0.24 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 10,050 people have one; it is 0.67 away.
Targets move as he improves.