People · Canada
Chen Zhang (张辰)
3×3 · top 16.0% of 288,433 all-time · competing since February 2012 · 2012ZHAN02
Chen Zhang (张辰) has been competing for 15 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 12.58, set at Waterloo Open Fall 2012, puts him in the top 16.0% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,533rd in Canada. Across 12 competitions since February 2012, he has put 222 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 67% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.59 in February 2012 to 12.58, a 36% improvement. Chen 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 | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 12.58 | 15.10 | top 16.0% | 1,533 / 10,502 | |
| 2×2 | 4.08 | 7.35 | top 27.6% | 1,883 / 7,245 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.25 | 10.91 | top 29.9% | 1,318 / 4,913 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.92 | 29.91 | top 36.8% | 816 / 2,632 |
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
- 22 Nov 2014Three personal bests in one day at Toronto Open Fall 2014.
- 17 May 2014Three personal bests in one day at National Capital Region 2014.
- 29 Sep 2012Three personal bests in one day at Waterloo Open Fall 2012.
- 18 Aug 2012First sub-15 3×3: 14.71 at Toronto Summer 2012.
- 11 Feb 2012First competition: Toronto Open Winter 2012. A 19.59 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Toronto Open Winter 2015 · 14 Mar 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Toronto Open Fall 2014 · 22 Nov 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- Huizhou Open 2014 · 27 Jul 2014 — 1 personal best set
- National Capital Region 2014 · 17 May 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- Toronto Open Spring 2014 · 26 Apr 2014
- Battle of Waterloo 2013 · 29 Sep 2013
- Canadian Open 2013 · 6 Jul 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- Toronto Open Winter 2013 · 16 Feb 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Waterloo Open Fall 2012 · 29 Sep 2012 — 3 personal bests set
- Toronto Summer 2012 · 18 Aug 2012 — 1 personal best set
- Toronto Spring 2012 · 2 Jun 2012 — 1 personal best set
- Toronto Open Winter 2012 · 11 Feb 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.
- Antoine Cantin — met in 41 rounds, never finished ahead
- Julian David — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead once
- Eric Limeback — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 0.58 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 50,215 people have one; it is 0.08 away.
Targets move as he improves.