People · China
Chuang Zhou (周闯)
3×3 blindfolded · top 2.8% of 12,178 all-time · competing since December 2014 · 2014ZHOU17
Chuang Zhou (周闯) has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 3×3 blindfolded: a personal-best single of 24.53, set at Shenyang Winter 2016, puts him in the top 2.8% of the 12,178 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 42nd in China. Until June 2013, no official 3×3 blindfolded solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since December 2014, he has put 83 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 93% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.55 in October 2015 to 13.68, a 37% improvement. Chuang has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% 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 blindfolded | 24.53 | 28.51 | top 2.8% | 42 / 1,183 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 15 of 15 cubes · 50:34 | — | early days — 3 solves | 23 / 278 | |
| 3×3 | 13.68 | 16.15 | top 19.8% | 7,704 / 28,153 |
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
- 28 May 2016First sub-15 3×3: 13.68 at One Night in Beijing 2016.
- 19 Mar 2016First sub-20 3×3: 15.81 at Shanghai Spring 2016.
- 19 Mar 2016Three personal bests in one day at Shanghai Spring 2016.
- 14 Dec 2014First competition: Shenyang Open 2014.
Competitions
- Shenyang Winter 2016 · 11 Dec 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Asian Championship 2016 · 1 Oct 2016
- One Night in Beijing 2016 · 28 May 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Tangshan Open 2016 · 8 May 2016
- Shenyang Open 2016 · 23 Apr 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Shanghai Spring 2016 · 19 Mar 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Beijing Open 2015 · 24 Oct 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Qinhuangdao Open 2015 · 16 May 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Shenyang Open 2014 · 14 Dec 2014
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.
- Sheng Cao (曹晟) — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Yiming Liu (刘一鸣) — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Jiachi Han (韩佳池) — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
Next targets
- A sub-20 3×3 blindfolded single — 166 people have one; it is 4.53 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.68 away.
Targets move as he improves.