People · China
Zili Jin (金子力)
3×3 · top 3.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2017 · 2017JINZ02
Zili Jin (金子力) has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.22, set at Hefei Cubing League 3x3 II 2026, puts him in the top 3.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,175th in China. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since August 2017, he has put 113 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 81% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.54 in August 2017 to 8.22, a 29% improvement. Zili has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% 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 | 8.22 | 9.90 | top 3.2% | 1,175 / 28,153 | |
| 4×4 | 36.19 | 42.42 | top 7.9% | 817 / 5,926 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.94 | 17.65 | top 10.1% | 982 / 5,922 | |
| Megaminx | 1:03.41 | 1:08.52 | top 11.8% | 319 / 1,678 | |
| 2×2 | 2.81 | 5.47 | top 12.1% | 1,882 / 15,796 | |
| 5×5 | 1:12.18 | 1:19.26 | top 13.2% | 648 / 2,816 | |
| Clock | 14.49 | 16.03 | top 45.8% | 1,083 / 1,843 |
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
- 21 Apr 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.48 at Nanchang Spring 2024.
- 5 Aug 2017First competition: Wuxi Open 2017. A 11.54 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Hefei Cubing League 3x3 II 2026 · 3 Jun 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Deqing Big Cubes Summer 2024 · 24 Aug 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Nanchang Spring 2024 · 21 Apr 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Kunshan Open 2024 · 14 Apr 2024 — 1 personal best set
- China Championship 2019 · 26 Jul 2019 — 1 personal best set
- SJTU Open 2018 · 30 Jun 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Wuxi Open 2017 · 5 Aug 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.
- Jiayu Wang (王佳宇) — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
- Zhiyuan Ma (马之元) — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Hansheng Xu (徐菡声) — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.22 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 6.19 away.
Targets move as he improves.