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Alan Zhu

2×2 · top 34.7% of 186,767 all-time · competing since June 2013 · 2013ZHUA01

Alan Zhu has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 4.64, set at World Rubik's Cube Championship 2013, puts him in the top 34.7% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 13,839th in the United States. Across 2 competitions since June 2013, he has put 19 official solves on the record across two events. Alan has entered two competitions.

2×2
best event — top 34.7% of 186,767 all-time
4.64
signature single · World Rubik's Cube Championship 2013
19
official solves on the record

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingUnited States
2×24.647.55
top 34.7%13,839 / 40,951
3×320.7726.41
top 42.1%24,059 / 59,724

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

San Diego Summer Splash 2013: 4.88World Rubik's Cube Championship 2013: 4.644.644.888 Jun 201326 Jul 2013

Best single per competition, 2×2. 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.

  • Phil Hamory — met in 4 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
  • Noah Truong — met in 4 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
  • Angel Lim — met in 4 rounds, finished ahead twice

Next targets

  • A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.64 away.
  • A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 0.77 away.

Targets move as he improves.