People · China
Alex Run Hao Zhou
2×2 · top 13.1% of 189,179 all-time · competing since November 2014 · 2014ZHOU15
Alex Run Hao Zhou has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.89, set at Minnesota Cube Melt 2016, puts him in the top 13.1% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,061st in China. Across 5 competitions since November 2014, he has put 113 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 19% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 6.03 in November 2014 to 2.89, a 52% improvement. Alex has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.89 | 5.57 | top 13.1% | 2,061 / 15,939 | |
| 3×3 | 13.41 | 17.56 | top 19.0% | 7,509 / 28,499 | |
| 4×4 | 1:09.62 | 1:16.80 | top 46.6% | 4,372 / 5,999 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 42.70 | — | top 69.0% | 5,363 / 5,994 | |
| Pyraminx | 13.76 | 16.61 | top 76.7% | 7,664 / 10,269 | |
| 5×5 | 2:59.62 | — | top 78.0% | 2,709 / 2,857 | |
| Skewb | 30.80 | 35.00 | top 97.4% | 4,896 / 5,030 |
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
- 5 Nov 2016First sub-15 3×3: 13.41 at Cubetcha 2016.
- 21 May 2016Four personal bests in one day at Minnesota Cube Melt 2016.
- 9 May 2015First sub-20 3×3: 17.93 at Minnesota Cube Melt 2015.
- 9 May 2015Four personal bests in one day at Minnesota Cube Melt 2015.
- 1 Nov 2014First competition: Cubetcha 2014. A 20.15 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cubetcha 2016 · 5 Nov 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Minnesota Cube Melt 2016 · 21 May 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Cubetcha 2015 · 24 Oct 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Minnesota Cube Melt 2015 · 9 May 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- Cubetcha 2014 · 1 Nov 2014
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.
- Walker Welch — met in 28 rounds, never finished ahead
- Melissa Su — met in 28 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jedrick Remonde — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.89 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 1.41 away.
Targets move as he improves.