People · United States
Brian Zhang
3×3 · top 45.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2007 · 2007ZHAN01
Brian Zhang has been competing for 20 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 21.96, set at Berkeley Spring competition 2007, puts him in the top 45.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 26,129th in the United States. Across 3 competitions since January 2007, he has put 32 official solves on the record across four events. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.42 in January 2007 to 21.96, a 10% improvement. Brian 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 21.96 | 25.59 | top 45.3% | 26,129 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 50.91 | 1:01.02 | top 77.5% | 11,358 / 15,683 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 50 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,618 / 2,040 | |
| 4×4 | 4:23.40 | — | early days — 1 solve | 19,037 / 19,072 |
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
- 13 Jan 2007First competition: Caltech Winter competition 2007. A 24.42 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Harvard Spring 2013 · 2 Feb 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Berkeley Spring competition 2007 · 14 Apr 2007 — 2 personal bests set
- Caltech Winter competition 2007 · 13 Jan 2007
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.
- Adam Zamora — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Lucas Garron — met in 6 rounds, never finished ahead
- Bryan Hornberger — met in 5 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 1.96 away.
- A sub-50 3×3 one-handed single — 56,546 people have one; it is 0.91 away.
Targets move as he improves.