People · China
Chen Zhang (张晨)
3×3 · top 28.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2013 · 2013ZHAN10
Chen Zhang (张晨) has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 16.27, set at Zhengzhou Open 2014, puts him in the top 28.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 10,620th in China. Across 12 competitions since April 2013, he has put 120 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 21% around a typical one; 99% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 1:02.72 in April 2013 to 16.27, a 74% 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 | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 16.27 | 18.73 | top 28.7% | 10,620 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 6.38 | 8.49 | top 54.8% | 9,286 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:14.27 | — | top 56.4% | 781 / 1,183 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 45.61 | 1:00.58 | top 72.3% | 5,415 / 5,922 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 50 moves | — | top 79.2% | 916 / 1,058 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 2 of 3 cubes · 20:04 | — | early days — 1 solve | 237 / 278 |
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
- 25 May 2014First sub-20 3×3: 16.27 at Zhengzhou Open 2014.
- 13 Apr 2014First sub-60 3×3: 22.18 at Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2014.
- 13 Apr 2014First sub-30 3×3: 22.18 at Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2014.
- 30 Apr 2013First competition: Zhengzhou Spring Open 2013. A 1:02.72 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Jiaozuo Open 2017 · 25 Nov 2017
- Xuchang Open 2017 · 24 Sep 2017
- ZUA Open 2017 · 25 Mar 2017
- Xi'an New Year 2017 · 2 Jan 2017
- Cube of Odd Numbers 2016 · 18 Jun 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- China Championship 2015 · 2 Oct 2015
- Zhengzhou Open 2015 · 31 May 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Wuhan Open 2015 · 10 May 2015
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2015 · 4 Apr 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Zhengzhou Open 2014 · 25 May 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2014 · 13 Apr 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Zhengzhou Spring Open 2013 · 30 Apr 2013
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.
- Yu Gu (谷雨) — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Yongtao Sun (孙永涛) — met in 27 rounds, never finished ahead
- Baiqiang Dong (董百强) — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 1.27 away.
- A sub-6 2×2 single — 95,042 people have one; it is 0.38 away.
Targets move as he improves.