People · United States
Connor Zheng
2×2 · top 7.7% of 186,767 all-time · competing since February 2023 · 2023ZHEN04
Connor Zheng has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.37, set at Fort Wayne Favorites 2023, puts him in the top 7.7% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,031st in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since February 2023, he has put 92 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.63 in February 2023 to 11.74, a 25% improvement. Connor 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.37 | 3.98 | top 7.7% | 3,031 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 11.74 | 14.23 | top 13.0% | 6,959 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.12 | 9.78 | top 28.8% | 7,968 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 1:00.39 | 1:12.02 | top 36.9% | 5,946 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.23 | 30.78 | top 37.4% | 4,974 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 2:01.97 | 2:19.78 | top 50.4% | 4,226 / 9,401 | |
| Skewb | 12.56 | 14.40 | top 68.8% | 12,920 / 18,907 | |
| Megaminx | 3:36.76 | — | early days — 1 solve | 6,812 / 7,841 | |
| 6×6 | 5:33.45 | — | early days — 1 solve | 3,592 / 4,196 | |
| 7×7 | 7:51.06 | — | early days — 1 solve | 2,801 / 3,184 | |
| Square-1 | 1:13.02 | — | early days — 1 solve | 6,104 / 6,743 |
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
- 8 Jul 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.44 at Michigan 2023.
- 8 Jul 2023Five personal bests in one day at Michigan 2023.
- 25 Feb 2023First competition: Indiana Finally Returns 2023. A 18.12 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Fort Wayne Favorites 2023 · 3 Sep 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Michigan 2023 · 8 Jul 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Indiana Finally Returns 2023 · 25 Feb 2023 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Luke Garrett — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
- Hayden Thomas Willard — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Luke Griesser — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.37 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.74 away.
Targets move as he improves.