People · United States
Alex Zhang
2×2 · top 31.1% of 186,767 all-time · competing since November 2017 · 2017ZHAA02
Alex Zhang has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 4.36, set at Massachusetts Championship 2019, puts him in the top 31.1% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 12,385th in the United States. Across 3 competitions since November 2017, he has put 38 official solves on the record across six events. His 3×3 best has come down from 36.26 in November 2017 to 18.91, a 48% improvement. Alex has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 4.36 | 5.77 | top 31.1% | 12,385 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 18.91 | 20.20 | top 36.8% | 20,736 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 1:03.75 | 1:06.84 | top 40.4% | 6,575 / 19,072 | |
| Skewb | 12.42 | 19.45 | top 68.1% | 12,774 / 18,907 | |
| Pyraminx | 15.51 | 20.99 | top 83.6% | 24,670 / 28,708 | |
| Clock | 46.28 | — | early days — 2 solves | 8,617 / 8,927 |
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
- 1 Dec 2018First sub-30 3×3: 19.27 at The Battle of Lexington 2018.
- 1 Dec 2018First sub-20 3×3: 19.27 at The Battle of Lexington 2018.
- 11 Nov 2017First competition: Weston Fall 2017. A 36.26 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Massachusetts Championship 2019 · 26 Jul 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- The Battle of Lexington 2018 · 1 Dec 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Weston Fall 2017 · 11 Nov 2017
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.
- Alex Cohen — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead once
- Will Russo — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
- James Quinn — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.36 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 3.91 away.
Targets move as he improves.