People · China
Guicong Zhang (张桂聪)
3×3 · top 10.3% of 288,433 all-time · competing since August 2016 · 2016ZHAG01
Guicong Zhang (张桂聪) has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.93, set at Jieyang Open 2019, puts him in the top 10.3% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,103rd in China. Across 5 competitions since August 2016, he has put 109 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.88 in August 2016 to 10.93, a 48% improvement. Guicong 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 | 10.93 | 12.67 | top 10.3% | 4,103 / 28,499 | |
| 2×2 | 2.80 | 4.20 | top 12.1% | 1,897 / 15,939 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.77 | 9.31 | top 18.3% | 2,131 / 10,269 | |
| Skewb | 5.40 | 6.71 | top 21.3% | 1,334 / 5,030 | |
| 4×4 | 47.60 | 50.02 | top 21.7% | 2,379 / 5,999 | |
| Megaminx | 1:21.46 | 1:31.57 | top 22.8% | 708 / 1,693 | |
| Clock | 9.62 | 10.79 | top 23.1% | 531 / 1,887 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.30 | 30.31 | top 26.9% | 2,690 / 5,994 | |
| 5×5 | 2:06.91 | — | early days — 2 solves | 2,240 / 2,857 |
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
- 11 Aug 2019Three personal bests in one day at Jieyang Open 2019.
- 20 Aug 2017First sub-20 3×3: 15.09 at Shantou Open 2017.
- 20 Aug 2017First sub-15 3×3: 13.18 at Shantou Open 2017.
- 20 Aug 2017Three personal bests in one day at Shantou Open 2017.
- 7 Aug 2016First competition: Shantou Open 2016. A 20.88 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Hangzhou Open PM 2021 · 18 Apr 2021 — 2 personal bests set
- Jieyang Good Afternoon 2021 · 31 Jan 2021
- Jieyang Open 2019 · 11 Aug 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Shantou Open 2017 · 20 Aug 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Shantou Open 2016 · 7 Aug 2016
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.
- Yanchun Li (李炎春) — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Zixuan Liu (刘子瑄) — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead once
- Zhourun Yang (杨周润) — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.93 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.80 away.
Targets move as he improves.