People · United States
Edwin Zhou
3×3 · top 18.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2010 · 2010ZHOU13
Edwin Zhou has been competing for 16 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 13.28, set at Yale Spring 2012, puts him in the top 18.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 9,863rd in the United States. Across 13 competitions since November 2010, he has put 168 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 80% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.16 in November 2010 to 13.28, a 40% improvement. Edwin has entered 13 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 13.28 | 17.36 | top 18.4% | 9,863 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 4.87 | 7.34 | top 37.7% | 15,071 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 1:25.81 | 1:57.65 | top 60.5% | 10,510 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 39.36 | 49.97 | top 64.4% | 9,129 / 15,683 |
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
- 29 Apr 2012First sub-15 3×3: 13.28 at Yale Spring 2012.
- 14 May 2011First sub-20 3×3: 18.63 at Park Ridge Open 2011.
- 6 Nov 2010First competition: Princeton Fall 2010. A 22.16 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Bristol Summer 2023 · 8 Jul 2023
- Red Cross Cubing Open 2014 · 13 Dec 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Princeton Winter 2014 · 15 Feb 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Princeton Spring 2013 · 30 Mar 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Yale Spring 2012 · 29 Apr 2012 — 1 personal best set
- St. Joseph's College Winter 2012 · 3 Mar 2012 — 1 personal best set
- Yale Fall 2011 · 10 Sep 2011
- Hackley Summer 2011 · 30 Jul 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Park Ridge Open 2011 · 14 May 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- Newark Head to Head 2011 · 19 Mar 2011 — 1 personal best set
- St. Joseph's College Winter 2011 · 15 Jan 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Liberty Science Center Open 2010 · 18 Dec 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- Princeton Fall 2010 · 6 Nov 2010
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.
- Ernie Pulchny — met in 44 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Zach Goldman — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Bob Burton — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.28 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.87 away.
Targets move as he improves.