People · China
Haowei Zhang (张昊威)
3×3 · top 6.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2009 · 2009ZHAN62
Haowei Zhang (张昊威) has been competing for 17 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.69, set at Nanjing Normal University 2013, puts him in the top 6.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,563rd in China. Until November 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since December 2009, he has put 455 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 75% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.34 in December 2009 to 9.69, a 41% improvement. Haowei has entered twelve 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 | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.69 | 12.12 | top 6.6% | 2,563 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 2.55 | 4.02 | top 9.4% | 1,403 / 15,796 | |
| 4×4 | 40.64 | 46.08 | top 12.9% | 1,386 / 5,926 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 31 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 183 / 1,058 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.15 | 23.57 | top 20.9% | 2,079 / 5,922 | |
| Megaminx | 1:20.04 | 1:36.48 | top 21.8% | 656 / 1,678 | |
| 5×5 | 1:29.28 | 1:35.16 | top 26.7% | 1,237 / 2,816 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.12 | 9.82 | top 28.8% | 3,203 / 10,224 | |
| 6×6 | 2:41.11 | 2:56.22 | top 31.3% | 668 / 1,349 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:58.97 | — | top 33.2% | 472 / 1,183 | |
| Square-1 | 24.44 | 28.61 | top 37.9% | 640 / 1,362 | |
| 7×7 | 4:37.52 | 4:45.21 | top 43.6% | 807 / 1,261 |
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
- 6 Apr 2013First sub-10 3×3: 9.69 at Nanjing Normal University 2013.
- 27 Oct 2012Five personal bests in one day at Nanjing Autumn 2012.
- 25 Mar 2012Five personal bests in one day at Nanjing Spring 2012.
- 30 Oct 2011Four personal bests in one day at Nanjing Autumn 2011.
- 5 Dec 2010Five personal bests in one day at Nanjing Winter Open 2010.
- 14 Aug 2010Four personal bests in one day at Shanghai Open 2010.
Competitions
- Nanjing Spring 2014 · 7 Apr 2014 — 1 personal best set
- NUAA Open 2013 · 12 May 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- Nanjing Normal University 2013 · 6 Apr 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- Nanjing Winter 2012 · 25 Nov 2012 — 1 personal best set
- Nanjing Autumn 2012 · 27 Oct 2012 — 5 personal bests set
- Nanjing Spring 2012 · 25 Mar 2012 — 5 personal bests set
- Nanjing Autumn 2011 · 30 Oct 2011 — 4 personal bests set
- Nanjing Spring 2011 · 14 May 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- Nanjing Winter Open 2010 · 5 Dec 2010 — 5 personal bests set
- Shanghai Open 2010 · 14 Aug 2010 — 4 personal bests set
- Shanghai Winter Cubing Festival 2010 · 7 Feb 2010 — 6 personal bests set
- Nanjing Open 2009 · 6 Dec 2009
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.
- Congbiao Jiang (蒋丛骉) — met in 67 rounds, finished ahead 27 times
- Zihao Wang (王子豪) — met in 56 rounds, finished ahead 42 times
- Jiarui Cao (曹家睿) — met in 53 rounds, finished ahead 44 times · head to head
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.69 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.55 away.
Targets move as he improves.