People · China
Haoyuan Zheng (郑皓元)
3×3 · top 3.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2017 · 2017ZHEN22
Haoyuan Zheng (郑皓元) has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.48, set at Quanzhou Open 2019, puts him in the top 3.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,395th in China. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since May 2017, he has put 237 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 72% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 26.55 in May 2017 to 8.48, a 68% improvement. Haoyuan has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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 | 8.48 | 11.79 | top 3.7% | 1,395 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 2.61 | 3.61 | top 10.0% | 1,515 / 15,796 | |
| 4×4 | 39.23 | 41.36 | top 11.2% | 1,193 / 5,926 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.63 | 24.68 | top 22.2% | 2,215 / 5,922 | |
| 5×5 | 1:26.50 | 1:32.01 | top 24.5% | 1,150 / 2,816 | |
| Megaminx | 1:30.53 | 1:37.51 | top 28.5% | 865 / 1,678 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.31 | 8.95 | top 30.4% | 3,352 / 10,224 | |
| Skewb | 20.69 | — | early days — 2 solves | 4,456 / 5,004 |
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
- 24 Nov 2018Three personal bests in one day at Fuzhou Open 2018.
- 14 Jul 2018First sub-10 3×3: 9.67 at Zhangzhou Open 2018.
- 12 May 2018Three personal bests in one day at Fujian Championship 2018.
- 5 Nov 2017First sub-20 3×3: 16.12 at Fuzhou Autumn 2017.
- 5 Nov 2017First sub-15 3×3: 14.62 at Fuzhou Autumn 2017.
- 5 Nov 2017Five personal bests in one day at Fuzhou Autumn 2017.
Competitions
- Quanzhou Open 2019 · 25 Aug 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Fuzhou Spring 2019 · 24 Mar 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Fuzhou Open 2018 · 24 Nov 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Quanzhou Open 2018 · 16 Sep 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Zhangzhou Open 2018 · 14 Jul 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Fujian Championship 2018 · 12 May 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Fuzhou Autumn 2017 · 5 Nov 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- Fuzhou Open 2017 · 28 May 2017
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.
- Baiqiang Dong (董百强) — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead 20 times
- Zheng Lin (林铮) — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead once
- Chengzhang Lin (林成璋) — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.48 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.61 away.
Targets move as he improves.