People · China
Dayu Zhang
2×2 · top 42.1% of 186,767 all-time · competing since January 2011 · 2011ZHAN01
Dayu Zhang has been competing for 16 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 5.22, set at Melbourne Cube Day 2011, puts him in the top 42.1% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 7,266th in China. Across 5 competitions since January 2011, he has put 92 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 10.22 in January 2011 to 5.22, a 49% improvement. Dayu has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 5.22 | 7.77 | top 42.1% | 7,266 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 | 21.69 | 25.86 | top 44.6% | 14,856 / 28,153 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 34.83 | 39.96 | top 57.0% | 4,715 / 5,922 | |
| 4×4 | 1:51.05 | — | top 77.3% | 5,579 / 5,926 | |
| 5×5 | 3:41.00 | — | early days — 3 solves | 2,749 / 2,816 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 24 Nov 2012Three personal bests in one day at Melbourne Cube Day 2012.
- 7 May 2011Three personal bests in one day at Kubaroo Open 2011.
- 29 Jan 2011First competition: Melbourne Summer Open 2011. A 24.13 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Melbourne Cube Day 2012 · 24 Nov 2012 — 3 personal bests set
- Melbourne Cube Day 2011 · 26 Nov 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- Melbourne Winter Open 2011 · 25 Jun 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- Kubaroo Open 2011 · 7 May 2011 — 3 personal bests set
- Melbourne Summer Open 2011 · 29 Jan 2011 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Cameron Stollery — met in 26 rounds, never finished ahead
- Feliks Zemdegs — met in 25 rounds, never finished ahead
- Tim Major — met in 23 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 73,413 people have one; it is 0.22 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 1.69 away.
Targets move as he improves.