People · China
Ziyu Wang (王紫钰)
3×3 · top 4.6% of 288,433 all-time · competing since November 2017 · 2017WANZ28
Ziyu Wang (王紫钰) has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.88, set at Liuzhou Open 2026, puts him in the top 4.6% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,793rd in China. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since November 2017, he has put 236 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 63% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 4.43 in November 2017 to 2.79, a 37% improvement. Ziyu 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 | 8.88 | 10.78 | top 4.6% | 1,793 / 28,499 | |
| 4×4 | 32.55 | 34.25 | top 4.7% | 472 / 5,999 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.34 | 20.29 | top 11.1% | 1,108 / 5,994 | |
| Skewb | 4.08 | 5.83 | top 11.5% | 690 / 5,030 | |
| 2×2 | 2.79 | 3.89 | top 12.0% | 1,881 / 15,939 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.06 | 7.60 | top 13.5% | 1,626 / 10,269 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 18 Oct 2026Three personal bests in one day at Guilin Open 2026.
- 24 May 2026First sub-10 3×3: 8.88 at Liuzhou Open 2026.
- 24 May 2026Four personal bests in one day at Liuzhou Open 2026.
- 19 Oct 2025Three personal bests in one day at Guilin Open 2025.
- 8 Feb 2025Three personal bests in one day at Chengdu Spring Open 2025.
- 26 Nov 2017First competition: Shijiazhuang Open 2017. A 16.20 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Guilin Open 2026 · 18 Oct 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Liuzhou Open 2026 · 24 May 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Guilin Open 2025 · 19 Oct 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Xi'an Summer 2025 · 19 Jul 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Chengdu Spring Open 2025 · 8 Feb 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Guilin Open 2024 · 20 Oct 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Shijiazhuang Open 2017 · 26 Nov 2017 — 1 personal best 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.
- Huanyi Tan (谭焕疑) — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead 22 times
- Tiancong Lu (陆天聪) — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Chuntian Long (龙椿天) — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 19 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.88 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,465 people have one; it is 2.55 away.
Targets move as he improves.