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Zirui Zhang (张梓瑞)

3×3 · top 3.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since June 2024 · 2024ZHAN94

Zirui Zhang (张梓瑞) has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.47, set at Shenyang Cubing League 3x3 I 2026, puts him in the top 3.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,388th in China. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 21 competitions since June 2024, he has put 286 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 76% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.27 in June 2024 to 8.47, a 41% improvement. Zirui has entered 21 competitions, more competitions than 97% of everyone who has ever competed.

3×3
best event — top 3.7% of 284,439 all-time
8.47
signature single · Shenyang Cubing League 3x3 I 2026
286
official solves on the record
12%
solve-to-solve spread · steadier than 76% of the field

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingChina
3×38.4711.25
top 3.7%1,388 / 28,153
Clock6.958.54
top 10.7%237 / 1,843
4×440.0944.93
top 12.2%1,315 / 5,926
2×22.953.94
top 13.7%2,125 / 15,796
Skewb4.606.26
top 15.2%934 / 5,004
Pyraminx6.5110.58
top 23.9%2,721 / 10,224
Square-118.6523.33
top 24.9%416 / 1,362
3×3 one-handed23.7426.00
top 30.8%2,977 / 5,922
5×51:34.821:41.18
top 31.3%1,420 / 2,816
Megaminx1:42.40—
early days — 2 solves1,067 / 1,678
3×3 Fewest Moves37 moves45.00
top 37.3%409 / 1,058
7×74:33.914:48.61
early days — 3 solves791 / 1,261
6×63:16.673:27.61
early days — 3 solves937 / 1,349

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

Dandong Yalu River Open 2024: 14.27Dalian Open 2024: 12.21Beijing Winter 2025: 12.02Chengdu Spring Open 2025: 11.08Harbin Open 2025: 9.72Shenyang Autumn 2025: 8.74Guangdong Open - Revival & Rival 2026: 9.31Yancheng Spring Open 2026: 10.56Shenyang Cubing League 3x3 I 2026: 8.47Shenyang Cubing League 3x3 II 2026: 10.53Shenyang Cubing League 3x3 III 2026: 9.13Shenyang Cubing League 3x3 IV 2026: 10.46Guangzhou GraDUAL 3x3 II 2026: 10.02Beihai Open 2026: 12.85Nanning Open 2026: 8.598.4714.2729 Jun 202423 Aug 2026

Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

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.

Next targets

  • A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.47 away.
  • A sub-6 Clock single — 2,324 people have one; it is 0.95 away.

Targets move as he improves.