People · China
Baoquan Zhang (张宝权)
Pyraminx · top 8.5% of 129,321 all-time · competing since August 2012 · 2012ZHAN33
Baoquan Zhang (张宝权) has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.16, set at Lanzhou Autumn 2019, puts him in the top 8.5% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,018th in China. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since August 2012, he has put 464 official solves on the record across 14 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 70% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.25 in August 2012 to 11.82, a 47% improvement. Baoquan has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.16 | 6.23 | top 8.5% | 1,018 / 10,224 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.02 | 22.39 | top 12.6% | 1,239 / 5,922 | |
| 3×3 | 11.82 | 14.41 | top 13.3% | 5,238 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 2.96 | 4.81 | top 13.8% | 2,145 / 15,796 | |
| Skewb | 5.90 | 9.83 | top 25.0% | 1,545 / 5,004 | |
| 4×4 | 50.78 | 54.58 | top 25.7% | 2,719 / 5,926 | |
| 5×5 | 1:29.21 | 1:51.23 | top 26.6% | 1,235 / 2,816 | |
| Square-1 | 19.55 | 23.49 | top 26.9% | 454 / 1,362 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 36 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 369 / 1,058 | |
| Megaminx | 1:38.71 | 1:46.12 | top 33.8% | 1,010 / 1,678 | |
| Clock | 14.14 | 14.98 | top 44.4% | 1,045 / 1,843 | |
| 6×6 | 3:15.93 | 3:20.56 | early days — 3 solves | 931 / 1,349 | |
| 7×7 | 5:02.82 | 5:06.46 | early days — 3 solves | 905 / 1,261 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:20.05 | — | top 72.5% | 988 / 1,183 |
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
- 27 Oct 2019Five personal bests in one day at Lanzhou Autumn 2019.
- 11 May 2019Four personal bests in one day at Lanzhou Spring 2019.
- 31 Jul 2016Three personal bests in one day at Xining Summer Open 2016.
- 8 Aug 2015Four personal bests in one day at Xining Summer Open 2015.
- 4 Apr 2015Four personal bests in one day at Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2015.
- 18 Feb 2014Four personal bests in one day at LanZhou Winter 2014.
Competitions
- Lanzhou Autumn 2019 · 27 Oct 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Lanzhou Spring 2019 · 11 May 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Lanzhou Autumn 2018 · 14 Oct 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Lanzhou Open 2018 · 22 Apr 2018
- Lanzhou Spring 2017 · 22 Apr 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Xining Summer Open 2016 · 31 Jul 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Xining Summer Open 2015 · 8 Aug 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2015 · 4 Apr 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- LanZhou Winter 2014 · 18 Feb 2014 — 4 personal bests set
- Xining Winter Open 2014 · 16 Feb 2014 — 6 personal bests set
- Lanzhou Open 2013 · 30 Apr 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- Qinghai Open 2012 · 19 Aug 2012
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.
- Zhenxin Chai (柴振鑫) — met in 59 rounds, finished ahead 28 times · head to head
- Baiqiang Dong (董百强) — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead 20 times
- Haozhi Pan (潘颢之) — met in 41 rounds, finished ahead 16 times · head to head
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.16 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 5,987 people have one; it is 2.02 away.
Targets move as he improves.