People · China
Haotian Zhen (甄昊天)
Skewb · top 6.3% of 73,281 all-time · competing since August 2016 · 2016ZHEN29
Haotian Zhen (甄昊天) has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.25, set at Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2019, puts him in the top 6.3% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 357th in China. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since August 2016, he has put 140 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 20% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.59 in August 2016 to 9.69, a 59% improvement. Haotian has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 3.25 | 5.61 | top 6.3% | 357 / 5,004 | |
| 3×3 | 9.69 | 14.83 | top 6.6% | 2,563 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 2.42 | 3.75 | top 8.1% | 1,192 / 15,796 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.59 | 6.38 | top 10.8% | 1,276 / 10,224 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:09.15 | — | early days — 1 solve | 531 / 1,183 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 39.51 | — | early days — 2 solves | 5,108 / 5,922 |
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
- 13 Apr 2019First sub-10 3×3: 9.69 at Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2019.
- 13 Apr 2019Four personal bests in one day at Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2019.
- 6 Apr 2018Three personal bests in one day at Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2018.
- 14 Oct 2017First sub-15 3×3: 14.39 at XPU Open 2017.
- 14 Oct 2017Three personal bests in one day at XPU Open 2017.
- 27 Nov 2016First sub-20 3×3: 16.89 at XJTU Open 2016.
Competitions
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2019 · 13 Apr 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2018 · 6 Apr 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- XPU Open 2017 · 14 Oct 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2017 · 2 Apr 2017
- XJTU Open 2016 · 27 Nov 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Xi'an Open 2016 · 13 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.
- Kaiyang Gao (高凯阳) — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Mingsen Han (韩明森) — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Xianglong Gao (高向龙) — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.25 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.69 away.
Targets move as he improves.