People · China
Zihao Wang (王子豪)
4×4 · top 1.1% of 83,917 all-time · competing since November 2017 · 2017WANZ26
Zihao Wang (王子豪) has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 4×4: a personal-best single of 26.44, set at Deqing Big & Blind 2026, puts him in the top 1.1% of the 83,917 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 108th in China. Until February 2013, no official 4×4 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 14 competitions since November 2017, he has put 361 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 56% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 6 DNFs. His 4×4 best has come down from 40.87 in November 2017 to 26.44, a 35% improvement. Zihao has entered 14 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4×4 | 26.44 | 34.21 | top 1.1% | 108 / 5,926 | |
| 5×5 | 57.33 | 1:06.10 | top 4.2% | 203 / 2,816 | |
| Square-1 | 10.02 | 13.11 | top 6.1% | 84 / 1,362 | |
| 2×2 | 2.22 | 4.16 | top 6.4% | 908 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 | 9.98 | 12.04 | top 7.4% | 2,888 / 28,153 | |
| 7×7 | 3:10.97 | 3:28.65 | top 13.6% | 271 / 1,261 | |
| 6×6 | 2:07.45 | 2:18.53 | top 14.3% | 307 / 1,349 | |
| Megaminx | 1:45.30 | 2:00.52 | top 37.7% | 1,103 / 1,678 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.04 | 30.17 | top 39.5% | 3,654 / 5,922 | |
| Clock | 17.87 | 21.22 | top 58.3% | 1,327 / 1,843 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 46 moves | 49.33 | top 68.6% | 807 / 1,058 |
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, 4×4. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 15 Aug 2026Five personal bests in one day at Hefei August Open 2026.
- 6 Apr 2019First sub-10 3×3: 9.98 at Weihai Open 2019.
- 6 Apr 2019Three personal bests in one day at Weihai Open 2019.
- 2 Oct 2018Six personal bests in one day at China Championship 2018.
- 18 Nov 2017First competition: Jinan Open 2017. A 13.63 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Hefei August Open 2026 · 15 Aug 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Shanghai Summer 2026 · 1 Aug 2026
- Xianju Bayberry 2026 · 20 Jun 2026 — 1 personal best set
- More Than One Cube Shanghai 2026 · 6 Jun 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Deqing Big & Blind 2026 · 25 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Huzhou Open 2024 · 30 Mar 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Beijing Spring Special 2021 · 3 Apr 2021 — 1 personal best set
- Shandong Open 2019 · 4 Oct 2019
- Lanzhou Spring 2019 · 11 May 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Weihai Open 2019 · 6 Apr 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Qingdao Spring 2019 · 31 Mar 2019
- China Championship 2018 · 2 Oct 2018 — 6 personal bests set
- Weihai Open 2018 · 12 May 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Jinan Open 2017 · 18 Nov 2017 — 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.
- Yusheng Du (杜宇生) — met in 29 rounds, never finished ahead
- Bowen Xiao (肖博文) — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 21 times
- Anyu Zhang (张安宇) — met in 27 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-25 4×4 single — 588 people have one; it is 1.44 away.
- A sub-50 5×5 single — 713 people have one; it is 7.33 away.
Targets move as he improves.