People · China
Hang Zhu (朱航)
3×3 · top 9.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2016 · 2016ZHUH02
Hang Zhu (朱航) has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.78, set at Nanjing Autumn 2018, puts him in the top 9.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,830th in China. Until August 2006, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 15 competitions since November 2016, he has put 386 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 88% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.71 in November 2016 to 10.78, a 35% improvement. Hang has entered 15 competitions, more competitions than 95% 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 | 10.78 | 12.78 | top 9.8% | 3,830 / 28,153 | |
| 4×4 | 40.10 | 45.77 | top 12.2% | 1,318 / 5,926 | |
| 5×5 | 1:12.83 | 1:24.54 | top 13.7% | 672 / 2,816 | |
| 2×2 | 3.08 | 5.25 | top 15.2% | 2,411 / 15,796 | |
| 7×7 | 3:32.32 | 3:39.86 | top 20.5% | 418 / 1,261 | |
| 6×6 | 2:31.74 | 2:44.58 | top 26.5% | 576 / 1,349 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.38 | 11.85 | top 31.0% | 3,406 / 10,224 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.45 | 28.88 | top 32.7% | 3,152 / 5,922 | |
| Skewb | 8.20 | 12.10 | top 42.8% | 2,517 / 5,004 | |
| Megaminx | 2:02.33 | 2:19.54 | top 47.0% | 1,255 / 1,678 |
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
- 17 Nov 2018Four personal bests in one day at Nanjing Autumn 2018.
- 17 Mar 2018Three personal bests in one day at Hangzhou Spring 2018.
- 5 Oct 2017Five personal bests in one day at Hefei Open 2017.
- 5 Aug 2017Three personal bests in one day at Wuxi Open 2017.
- 30 Apr 2017Four personal bests in one day at Nanjing Spring 2017.
- 18 Mar 2017Three personal bests in one day at Shanghai Spring 2017.
Competitions
- Deqing Big Cubes Summer 2024 · 24 Aug 2024
- Kunshan Morning 2021 · 2 May 2021 — 2 personal bests set
- Nanjing Autumn 2018 · 17 Nov 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Nanjing Spring 2018 · 30 Apr 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Hangzhou Spring 2018 · 17 Mar 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Zhenjiang Open 2017 · 10 Dec 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Nanjing Autumn 2017 · 4 Nov 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Hefei Open 2017 · 5 Oct 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- Suzhou Open 2017 · 16 Sep 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Wuxi Open 2017 · 5 Aug 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Nanjing Spring 2017 · 30 Apr 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Shanghai Spring 2017 · 18 Mar 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Anhui University Smart Open 2017 · 11 Mar 2017
- Zhenjiang Open 2016 · 20 Nov 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Shanghai Winter is Coming 2016 · 5 Nov 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.
- Lei Wang (汪磊) — met in 63 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Xinwei Zhou (周欣伟) — met in 52 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
- Zian Song (宋子安) — met in 50 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.78 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,180 people have one; it is 0.10 away.
Targets move as he improves.