People · China
Zihao Shen (沈子皓)
3×3 · top 2.6% of 288,433 all-time · competing since June 2017 · 2017SHEN17
Zihao Shen (沈子皓) has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.86, set at Nanchang Summer 2026, puts him in the top 2.6% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 947th in China. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since June 2017, he has put 171 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 62% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 29.89 in June 2017 to 7.86, a 74% improvement. Zihao 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 | 7.86 | 9.77 | top 2.6% | 947 / 28,499 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 11.78 | 14.28 | top 2.7% | 243 / 5,994 | |
| Pyraminx | 2.81 | 4.67 | top 3.0% | 364 / 10,269 | |
| 2×2 | 1.73 | 2.91 | top 3.3% | 424 / 15,939 | |
| 4×4 | 41.45 | 45.89 | top 13.9% | 1,535 / 5,999 | |
| 5×5 | 1:35.56 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,473 / 2,857 | |
| Clock | 11.55 | 12.58 | top 32.8% | 804 / 1,887 |
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
- 10 Aug 2025Four personal bests in one day at Zibo Open 2025.
- 24 Aug 2024First sub-20 3×3: 8.29 at Deqing Big Cubes Summer 2024.
- 24 Aug 2024First sub-15 3×3: 8.29 at Deqing Big Cubes Summer 2024.
- 24 Aug 2024First sub-10 3×3: 8.29 at Deqing Big Cubes Summer 2024.
- 10 Jun 2017First competition: ZUST Open 2017. A 29.89 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Beijing Autumn Rivalry 2026 · 1 Oct 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Shanghai Summer 2026 · 1 Aug 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Nanchang Summer 2026 · 18 Jul 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Zibo Open 2025 · 10 Aug 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Deqing Big Cubes Summer 2024 · 24 Aug 2024 — 1 personal best set
- ZUST Open 2017 · 10 Jun 2017
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.
- Yuxuan Wang (王语萱) — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
- Yiheng Wang (王艺衡) — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead once
- Chenhao Ma (马晨皓) — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 1.86 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 one-handed single — 800 people have one; it is 1.78 away.
Targets move as he improves.