People · China
Chengshuo Zhang (张城硕)
Skewb · top 7.7% of 74,164 all-time · competing since July 2018 · 2018ZHAC08
Chengshuo Zhang (张城硕) has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.48, set at Beijing Winter 2019, puts him in the top 7.7% of the 74,164 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 436th in China. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since July 2018, he has put 101 official solves on the record across six events. Chengshuo has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 3.48 | 7.02 | top 7.7% | 436 / 5,030 | |
| 2×2 | 3.78 | 4.98 | top 23.8% | 4,003 / 15,939 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.52 | 8.76 | top 24.0% | 2,761 / 10,269 | |
| 3×3 | 19.98 | 22.72 | top 40.0% | 13,973 / 28,499 | |
| Clock | 15.13 | 16.80 | top 48.4% | 1,171 / 1,887 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 56.32 | — | early days — 2 solves | 5,789 / 5,994 |
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, Pyraminx. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 7 Jul 2019First sub-20 3×3: 19.98 at Linfen Open 2019.
- 7 Jul 2019Three personal bests in one day at Linfen Open 2019.
- 22 Dec 2018First sub-30 3×3: 21.17 at Taiyuan Winter 2018.
- 22 Dec 2018Three personal bests in one day at Taiyuan Winter 2018.
- 29 Jul 2018First competition: Beijing Summer 2018. A 31.96 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Beijing Winter 2019 · 7 Dec 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Linfen Open 2019 · 7 Jul 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Taiyuan Winter 2018 · 22 Dec 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Beijing Summer 2018 · 29 Jul 2018
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.
- Boying Li (李博莹) — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Yilin Zhao (赵一霖) — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Dmitry Matthew Yaquinto — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,709 people have one; it is 0.48 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.78 away.
Targets move as he improves.