People · China
Ziqi Yang (杨子祺)
3×3 · top 2.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2017 · 2017YANZ17
Ziqi Yang (杨子祺) has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.08, set at Wuhan Chuyun Spring 2019, puts him in the top 2.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,063rd in China. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since November 2017, he has put 119 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 97% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.56 in November 2017 to 8.08, a 40% improvement. Ziqi has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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 | 8.08 | 10.79 | top 2.9% | 1,063 / 28,153 | |
| 4×4 | 41.72 | 44.99 | top 14.2% | 1,530 / 5,926 | |
| 2×2 | 4.14 | 4.75 | top 28.3% | 4,802 / 15,796 | |
| 5×5 | 1:44.66 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,751 / 2,816 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 30.97 | — | early days — 2 solves | 4,256 / 5,922 |
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
- 24 Mar 2019First sub-10 3×3: 9.98 at Wuhan Chuyun Spring 2019.
- 24 Mar 2019Three personal bests in one day at Wuhan Chuyun Spring 2019.
- 25 Nov 2017First competition: WHU Rubik's Cube Days 2017. A 13.56 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Quangang Afternoon 2025 · 31 Aug 2025
- Shenzhen Nanshan Open 2024 · 22 Jun 2024
- Huzhou Open 2024 · 30 Mar 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Shenzhen Open 2023 · 24 Dec 2023 — 1 personal best set
- China Championship 2019 · 26 Jul 2019
- Wuhan Chuyun Spring 2019 · 24 Mar 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Qianjiang Summer Open 2018 · 25 Aug 2018 — 1 personal best set
- WHU Rubik's Cube Days 2017 · 25 Nov 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.
- Xusheng Hong (洪旭升) — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Baocheng Wu (吴宝城) — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Yuan Gao (高原) — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.08 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,180 people have one; it is 1.72 away.
Targets move as he improves.