People · China
Zitong Zhao (赵梓童)
3×3 one-handed · top 2.2% of 73,695 all-time · competing since November 2017 · 2017ZHAO60
Zitong Zhao (赵梓童) has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3 one-handed: a personal-best single of 11.35, set at Zhuhai Open 2025, puts him in the top 2.2% of the 73,695 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 184th in China. Until August 2010, no official 3×3 one-handed solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since November 2017, he has put 103 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.30 in November 2017 to 10.49, a 43% improvement. Zitong 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 one-handed | 11.35 | 20.63 | top 2.2% | 184 / 5,922 | |
| 3×3 | 10.49 | 12.77 | top 8.9% | 3,492 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 3.31 | 4.95 | top 17.9% | 2,901 / 15,796 | |
| 4×4 | 46.59 | 52.22 | top 20.3% | 2,185 / 5,926 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.21 | 9.69 | top 21.6% | 2,465 / 10,224 | |
| Skewb | 8.74 | 10.15 | top 46.7% | 2,699 / 5,004 |
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
- 26 Aug 2018Four personal bests in one day at Zhanjiang Open 2018.
- 10 Feb 2018First sub-15 3×3: 14.47 at Yangjiang Open 2018.
- 4 Nov 2017First competition: Zhongshan Open 2017. A 18.30 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Jiangmen Open 2025 · 24 Aug 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Zhuhai Open 2025 · 15 Jun 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Chengdu Flash Cube Open 2023 · 15 Oct 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Zhanjiang Open 2018 · 26 Aug 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Yangjiang Open 2018 · 10 Feb 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Zhongshan Open 2017 · 4 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.
- Ming Zheng (郑鸣) — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Yaolian Lu (陆耀莲) — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Lincheng Cai (蔡林成) — met in 16 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 one-handed single — 779 people have one; it is 1.35 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.49 away.
Targets move as he improves.