People · China
Fangze Zheng (郑方泽)
3×3 · top 5.1% of 288,433 all-time · competing since April 2015 · 2015ZHEN02
Fangze Zheng (郑方泽) has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.10, set at ZUA Open 2017, puts him in the top 5.1% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,988th in China. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since April 2015, he has put 169 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 92% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.80 in April 2015 to 9.10, a 23% improvement. Fangze 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.10 | 10.92 | top 5.1% | 1,988 / 28,499 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 14.47 | 16.65 | top 7.1% | 699 / 5,994 | |
| 2×2 | 2.38 | 4.01 | top 7.8% | 1,141 / 15,939 | |
| 4×4 | 45.39 | 48.74 | top 18.8% | 2,078 / 5,999 | |
| 5×5 | 1:26.05 | 1:37.80 | top 24.3% | 1,168 / 2,857 | |
| Megaminx | 1:35.90 | 1:48.43 | top 32.1% | 965 / 1,693 | |
| 7×7 | 4:47.25 | 5:06.47 | top 47.0% | 857 / 1,274 | |
| Skewb | 9.65 | 16.45 | top 52.8% | 2,973 / 5,030 | |
| 6×6 | 3:29.73 | 3:38.71 | top 54.7% | 1,023 / 1,363 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 42 moves | 43.33 | early days — 3 solves | 666 / 1,071 | |
| Pyraminx | 14.28 | 14.75 | top 79.0% | 7,865 / 10,269 | |
| Square-1 | 57.35 | 1:21.16 | top 82.0% | 1,273 / 1,373 |
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
- 25 Mar 2017First sub-10 3×3: 9.10 at ZUA Open 2017.
- 15 Jul 2016Five personal bests in one day at Hefei Open 2016.
- 4 Apr 2015First competition: Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2015. A 11.80 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Luoyang Open 2019 · 20 Oct 2019
- ZUA Open 2017 · 25 Mar 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Hefei Open 2016 · 15 Jul 2016 — 5 personal bests set
- Xi'an New Year 2016 · 2 Jan 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2015 · 4 Apr 2015
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.
- Zijia Feng (冯子甲) — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Sheng Cao (曹晟) — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead once
- Yongtao Sun (孙永涛) — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.10 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 one-handed single — 2,239 people have one; it is 2.47 away.
Targets move as he improves.