People · China
Ziyu Wang (王紫钰)
3×3 · top 4.6% of 284,439 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 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,755th in China. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since November 2017, he has put 186 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.95 in November 2017 to 8.88, a 36% improvement. Ziyu 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 | 8.88 | 10.78 | top 4.6% | 1,755 / 28,153 | |
| 4×4 | 35.04 | 37.73 | top 6.7% | 676 / 5,926 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.34 | 20.29 | top 11.0% | 1,078 / 5,922 | |
| Skewb | 4.08 | 5.83 | top 11.4% | 678 / 5,004 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.06 | 7.60 | top 13.5% | 1,599 / 10,224 | |
| 2×2 | 3.39 | 3.89 | top 18.9% | 3,083 / 15,796 |
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 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.
- 26 Nov 2017First sub-15 3×3: 13.95 at Shijiazhuang Open 2017.
Competitions
- 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.
- Kaixi Guo (郭铠希) — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead once
- Huanyi Tan (谭焕疑) — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Lianghai Sui (眭亮海) — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.88 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 5.04 away.
Targets move as he improves.