Bofan Zhang
#38 most-reconstructed of 451 tracked solvers · search their solves
solves
54
best
3.39
mean
6.09
span
2021–2026
competitions
11
Solving style vs the field
Compared against 12287 reconstructed solves by 451 tracked solvers.
Average moves per stage
| them | field | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross | 10.4 | 11.4 | -1 |
| F2L | 32.8 | 29 | +3.8 |
| OLL | 12.8 | 11.9 | +0.9 |
| PLL | 10.4 | 13.1 | -2.7 |
| Full solve | 66.4 | 65.5 | +0.9 |
Move tokens per reconstructed solve, split by stage - fewer than the field means a more move-efficient stage.
Techniques used
| solves | them | field | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZBLS | 22 | 40.7% | 18.1% |
| ZBLL | 15 | 27.8% | 11.0% |
| 1LLL | 6 | 11.1% | 8.3% |
| 2GLL | 3 | 5.6% | 3.4% |
| VLS | 3 | 5.6% | 3.7% |
| WV | 2 | 3.7% | 1.4% |
Share of solves using each last-slot / last-layer technique, vs the share across all tracked solves.
Algorithm choices
| mainstream | field | differing cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| OLL | 30% | 58% | 10/18 |
| PLL | 66% | 59% | 6/14 |
"Mainstream" = share of their executions using the field's most common alg for that case. A lower number than the field average means a more unusual alg sheet.
OLL algorithms
46 recognized executions · 30% done with the field's most common alg for the case (field average 58%) · go-to alg differs from the field's on 10 of 18 cases
| case | uses | their algs | field's most common |
|---|---|---|---|
| OLL 26 differs | 9 | y2 L' U' L U' L' U2 L ×8 (17
solvers) y2 L' U R U' L U R' ×1 (7
solvers) | R' U' R U' R' U2 R (36%) |
| OLL 25 differs | 7 | U2 R' U2 R2 U R' U' R' U2 F R U R U' R' F' ×2 (4
solvers) U' R U2 R' U' R U' R' U R' U2 R U R' U R U' ×2 (9
solvers) U2 R2 U' R U R U' R U D' R U' R' D ×1 (2
solvers) U2 L U' R U R' L' U2 R U' R' U' R U' R' U' ×1 (3
solvers) R U R' F' U' L' U2 L U F U' ×1 (1
solver) | y F' r U R' U' r' F R (20%) |
| OLL 24 differs | 4 | y2 R' F' r U R U' r' F ×1 (16
solvers) U' R' U' R2 U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' R' U R ×1 (3
solvers) U' F' U' L' U2 L U F R U' R' ×1 (4
solvers) U' R' U' R U R' U R r' F R' F' R r ×1 (1
solver) | r U R' U' r' F R F' (23%) |
| OLL 27 | 3 | R U R' U R U2 R' ×3 (100
solvers) | R U R' U R U2 R' (67%) |
| OLL 8 differs | 3 | y2 r' U' R U' R' U2 r ×3 (37
solvers) | l' U' L U' L' U2 l (48%) |
| OLL 21 differs | 2 | U f R f' U R' U R U' R2 F R F' R U2 ×2 (2
solvers) | y R U2 R' U' R U R' U' R U' R' (30%) |
| OLL 22 differs | 2 | R U R' U R U2 R' U' R U' L' U R' U' L U ×1 (1
solver) U R U R' U R U2 R' U' R' U R2 D r' U2 r D' R2 U' R ×1 (1
solver) | R U2 R2 U' R2 U' R2 U2 R (44%) |
| OLL 23 differs | 2 | U' R' U' R U' R' U2 R U' R' U2 R U R' U R U2 ×1 (2
solvers) U2 L R U2 R' U2 L' U R U' L U' L' U R' U ×1 (1
solver) | R2 D R' U2 R D' R' U2 R' (13%) |
| OLL 29 | 2 | y R U R' U' R U' R' F' U' F R U R' ×2 (33
solvers) | y R U R' U' R U' R' F' U' F R U R' (63%) |
| OLL 43 | 2 | y R' U' F' U F R ×2 (69
solvers) | y R' U' F' U F R (82%) |
| OLL 47 | 2 | R' U' R' F R F' R' F R F' U R ×2 (16
solvers) | R' U' R' F R F' R' F R F' U R (21%) |
| OLL 7 | 2 | r U R' U R U2 r' ×2 (84
solvers) | r U R' U R U2 r' (97%) |
| OLL 12 differs | 1 | U2 F U R U' R' F' R' U2 R F U' R' U' R U F' ×1 (2
solvers) | y' r R2 U' R U' R' U2 R U' r' R (49%) |
| OLL 31 | 1 | R' U' F U R U' R' F' R ×1 (58
solvers) | R' U' F U R U' R' F' R (94%) |
| OLL 33 | 1 | R U R' U' R' F R F' ×1 (62
solvers) | R U R' U' R' F R F' (91%) |
| OLL 53 differs | 1 | l' U' L U' L' U2 l U F R' F' r U R U' r' ×1 (1
solver) | y r' U2 R U R' U' R U R' U r (37%) |
| OLL 6 | 1 | r U2 R' U' R U' r' ×1 (76
solvers) | r U2 R' U' R U' r' (93%) |
| OLL 9 differs | 1 | R U R' U' D U D' U' R' F R2 U R' U' F' ×1 (1
solver) | y R U R' U' R' F R2 U R' U' F' (88%) |
PLL algorithms
29 recognized executions · 66% done with the field's most common alg for the case (field average 59%) · go-to alg differs from the field's on 6 of 14 cases
| case | uses | their algs | field's most common |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ja | 4 | L' U' L F L' U' L U L F' L2 U L ×4 (29
solvers) | L' U' L F L' U' L U L F' L2 U L (40%) |
| T | 4 | R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' F' ×4 (120
solvers) | R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' F' (90%) |
| Y | 4 | F R U' R' U' R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R F' ×4 (94
solvers) | F R U' R' U' R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R F' (96%) |
| Aa differs | 2 | y' R U R' F' r U R' U' r' F R2 U' R' ×1 (8
solvers) U' F' R' F R U' R' F' R2 U R' U' R' F R ×1 (1
solver) | x R' U R' D2 R U' R' D2 R2 (44%) |
| Ab differs | 2 | y' R U R2 F' r U R U' r' F R U' R' ×2 (4
solvers) | x R2 D2 R U R' D2 R U' R (51%) |
| Gc differs | 2 | R2 U' R U' R U R' U R2 U D' R U' R' D ×1 (6
solvers) R2 U' R U' R U R' U R2 D' U R U' R' D ×1 (18
solvers) | y2 R2 F2 R U2 R U2 R' F R U R' U' R' F R2 (55%) |
| Jb | 2 | R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' ×2 (132
solvers) | R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' (96%) |
| Rb | 2 | R' U2 R U2 R' F R U R' U' R' F' R2 ×1 (86
solvers) R' U2 R' D' R U' R' D R U R U' R' U' R ×1 (35
solvers) | R' U2 R U2 R' F R U R' U' R' F' R2 (63%) |
| Z | 2 | y R' U' R U' R U R U' R' U R U R2 U' R' ×2 (22
solvers) | y R' U' R U' R U R U' R' U R U R2 U' R' (27%) |
| Ga differs | 1 | U' R2 U R' U R' U' R U' R2 D U' R' U R U D' ×1 (3
solvers) | R2 U R' U R' U' R U' R2 D U' R' U R D' (38%) |
| Gb differs | 1 | R' U' R U D' R2 U R' U R U' R U' R2 U' D U' ×1 (7
solvers) | y F' U' F R2 u R' U R U' R u' R2 (41%) |
| Gd differs | 1 | D' U R U R' U' D R2 U' R U' R' U R' U R2 ×1 (2
solvers) | R U R' U' D R2 U' R U' R' U R' U R2 D' (36%) |
| H | 1 | M2 U M2 U2 M2 U M2 ×1 (36
solvers) | M2 U M2 U2 M2 U M2 (44%) |
| Ra | 1 | y R U' R' U' R U R D R' U' R D' R' U2 R' ×1 (81
solvers) | y R U' R' U' R U R D R' U' R D' R' U2 R' (74%) |
Algorithm changes
Cases where Bofan Zhang switched to a different algorithm: their executions in date order, split where the preference changed. Only cases they solved often enough to tell a switch from an off day appear here, and this section always covers their whole history, not the year window above. How the field as a whole moved.
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- May 2021 – Aug 2023x R' U R U'3 of 5 solves
- Nov 2023 – Apr 2026U R U' R'5 of 6 solves
Solves
46 recognized OLL executions across 18 cases, 29 recognized PLL executions across 14 cases - every solve links to its move-by-move breakdown.
| tech | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| recon13259 | 3.80 | 2026-04-27 | Deqing Small & Special 2026 | ZBLSZBLL |
| recon13258 | 3.39 | 2026-04-27 | Deqing Small & Special 2026 | ZBLSZBLL |
| recon13257 | 5.37 | 2026-04-27 | Deqing Small & Special 2026 | VLS |
| recon13256 | 4.86 | 2026-04-27 | Deqing Small & Special 2026 | ZBLL |
| recon13255 | 4.47 | 2026-04-27 | Deqing Small & Special 2026 | ZBLS2GLL |
| recon11894 | 4.88 | 2025-06-12 | Yancheng Open 2025 | ZBLS |
| recon11893 | 5.00 | 2025-06-12 | Yancheng Open 2025 | ZBLS |
| recon11892 | 6.76 | 2025-06-12 | Yancheng Open 2025 | ZBLS |
| recon11891 | 4.56 | 2025-06-12 | Yancheng Open 2025 | ZBLS |
| recon11890 | 5.05 | 2025-06-12 | Yancheng Open 2025 | ZBLS |
| cuberoot2126 | 5.00 | 2025-06-07 | Yancheng Open 2025 | ZBLS |
| cuberoot2125 | 4.88 | 2025-06-07 | Yancheng Open 2025 | ZBLS |
| recon11826 | 4.72 | 2025-05-20 | Rubik's WCA Asian Championship 2024 | ZBLS |
| recon11825 | 5.82 | 2025-05-20 | Rubik's WCA Asian Championship 2024 | ZBLSZBLL |
| recon11824 | 6.98 | 2025-05-20 | Rubik's WCA Asian Championship 2024 | ZBLSZBLL |
| recon11823 | 5.36 | 2025-05-20 | Rubik's WCA Asian Championship 2024 | ZBLSZBLL |
| recon11822 | 5.06 | 2025-05-20 | Rubik's WCA Asian Championship 2024 | ZBLSZBLL |
| recon10778 | 3.95 | 2024-08-19 | Huizhou 10th Anniversary 2024 | ZBLL |
| cuberoot1105 | 4.58 | 2023-12-31 | The 6th Rubik's Cube Brain New Year's Eve Ceremony | ZBLSZBLL |
| cuberoot927 | 6.06 | 2023-11-25 | Hefei Winter Open 2023 | 1LLL |
| cuberoot926 | 6.05 | 2023-11-25 | Hefei Winter Open 2023 | 1LLL |
| cuberoot925 | 6.01 | 2023-11-25 | Hefei Winter Open 2023 | |
| cuberoot924 | 5.49 | 2023-11-25 | Hefei Winter Open 2023 | |
| cuberoot923 | 5.60 | 2023-11-25 | Hefei Winter Open 2023 | 1LLL |
| cuberoot1000 | 4.35 | 2023-11-25 | Hefei Winter Open 2023 | ZBLL |
| recon9240 | 6.15 | 2023-08-19 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2023 | ZBLSZBLL |
| recon9239 | 5.71 | 2023-08-19 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2023 | ZBLS |
| recon9238 | 6.31 | 2023-08-19 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2023 | VLS |
| recon9237 | 4.50 | 2023-08-19 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2023 | ZBLL |
| recon9236 | 7.72 | 2023-08-19 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2023 | |
| cuberoot819 | DNF | 2023-08-12 | WCA World Championship 2023 | |
| recon8883 | 4.66 | 2023-02-20 | Singapore Championship 2023 | ZBLS2GLL |
| cuberoot625 | 4.66 | 2023-02-17 | Singapore Championship 2023 | ZBLS2GLL |
| cuberoot624 | 4.51 | 2023-02-17 | Singapore Championship 2023 | ZBLL |
| recon5541 | 10.92 | 2021-05-23 | Xuzhou Open PM 2021 | |
| recon5540 | 8.32 | 2021-05-23 | Xuzhou Open PM 2021 | |
| recon5539 | 8.73 | 2021-05-23 | Xuzhou Open PM 2021 | WV |
| recon5538 | 7.92 | 2021-05-23 | Xuzhou Open PM 2021 | |
| recon5537 | 9.50 | 2021-05-23 | Xuzhou Open PM 2021 | |
| cuberoot561 | 9.50 | 2021-05-16 | Xuzhou Open PM 2021 | |
| cuberoot559 | 8.73 | 2021-05-16 | Xuzhou Open PM 2021 | WV |
| cuberoot558 | 8.32 | 2021-05-16 | Xuzhou Open PM 2021 | |
| cuberoot557 | 10.92 | 2021-05-16 | Xuzhou Open PM 2021 | |
| recon4817 | 6.84 | 2021-02-28 | Guangzhou Panyu Morning 2021 | 1LLL |
| cuberoot525 | 6.84 | 2021-02-28 | Guangzhou Panyu Morning 2021 | 1LLL |
| cuberoot403 | 4.50 | – | WCA World Championship 2023 | ZBLL |
| cuberoot402 | 6.31 | – | WCA World Championship 2023 | VLS |
| cuberoot401 | 5.71 | – | WCA World Championship 2023 | ZBLS |
| cuberoot400 | 6.15 | – | WCA World Championship 2023 | ZBLSZBLL |
| cuberoot399 | Invalid 5.35 | – | WCA World Championship 2023 | |
| cuberoot180 | 4.62 | – | The 6th Rubik's Cube Brain New Year's Eve Ceremony | 1LLL |
| cuberoot177 | 6.47 | – | The 6th Rubik's Cube Brain New Year's Eve Ceremony | |
| cuberoot174 | 6.73 | – | The 6th Rubik's Cube Brain New Year's Eve Ceremony | |
| cuberoot173 | 7.36 | – | The 6th Rubik's Cube Brain New Year's Eve Ceremony |