People · China
Hong Zhang (张宏)
3×3 · top 10.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2008 · 2008ZHAN13
Hong Zhang (张宏) has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.91, set at Tianjin Open 2012, puts him in the top 10.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,996th in China. Across 25 competitions since November 2008, he has put 710 official solves on the record across 17 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 78% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 28.84 in November 2008 to 10.91, a 62% improvement. Hong has entered 25 competitions, more competitions than 98% 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 | 10.91 | 14.81 | top 10.2% | 3,996 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 2.68 | 4.96 | top 10.7% | 1,634 / 15,796 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.72 | 6.53 | top 11.5% | 1,376 / 10,224 | |
| Square-1 | 16.55 | 28.72 | top 19.9% | 318 / 1,362 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:27.05 | 1:44.06 | top 22.0% | 304 / 1,183 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 33 moves | 35.67 | top 23.4% | 244 / 1,058 | |
| 4×4 | 57.75 | 1:04.41 | top 34.0% | 3,381 / 5,926 | |
| 5×5 | 1:40.08 | 1:47.46 | top 35.4% | 1,599 / 2,816 | |
| 7×7 | 4:49.02 | 5:00.21 | top 47.4% | 851 / 1,261 | |
| 6×6 | 3:19.14 | 3:34.66 | top 50.2% | 953 / 1,349 | |
| Megaminx | 2:08.44 | 2:59.70 | top 50.3% | 1,313 / 1,678 | |
| Skewb | 10.42 | 13.11 | top 57.6% | 3,175 / 5,004 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 5 of 7 cubes · 51:03 | — | top 59.9% | 156 / 278 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 36.78 | 46.30 | top 60.4% | 4,900 / 5,922 | |
| Clock | 21.44 | 26.05 | top 68.6% | 1,490 / 1,843 | |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 14:24.00 | — | early days — 1 solve | 124 / 149 | |
| 5×5 blindfolded | 30:03.00 | — | early days — 1 solve | 87 / 95 |
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
- 10 Aug 2013Three personal bests in one day at Beijing Summer 2013.
- 12 Aug 2012Three personal bests in one day at Beijing Summer 2012.
- 27 May 2012Four personal bests in one day at Tianjin Open 2012.
- 10 Dec 2011Five personal bests in one day at Human Rights Day 2011.
- 31 Jul 2011First sub-15 3×3: 14.56 at Shandong Open 2011.
- 31 Jul 2011Six personal bests in one day at Shandong Open 2011.
Competitions
- Tianjin Summer Open 2018 · 24 Jun 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Beijing Summer Open 2014 · 6 Jul 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- TUT 2013 · 17 Nov 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Beijing Summer 2013 · 10 Aug 2013 — 3 personal bests set
- Beijing Summer 2012 · 12 Aug 2012 — 3 personal bests set
- Tianjin Open 2012 · 27 May 2012 — 4 personal bests set
- China Tourism Day 2012 · 19 May 2012 — 1 personal best set
- Tianjin Open 2011 · 25 Dec 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Human Rights Day 2011 · 10 Dec 2011 — 5 personal bests set
- Shandong Open 2011 · 31 Jul 2011 — 6 personal bests set
- Beijing After Dark 2011 · 19 Mar 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Beijing Winter 2011 · 15 Jan 2011
- Nanjing Winter Open 2010 · 5 Dec 2010 — 3 personal bests set
- Beijing No Cubes 2010 · 28 Nov 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Tianjin Open 2010 · 21 Nov 2010 — 3 personal bests set
- Shandong 2010 · 12 Sep 2010 — 6 personal bests set
- ChangChun 2010 · 1 Aug 2010 — 5 personal bests set
- Beijing Side Events Supplement 2010 · 23 May 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Alpha Cube BUAA Open 2010 · 9 May 2010 — 5 personal bests set
- PKU Fewest Moves 2010 · 10 Apr 2010
- Hangzhou Open 2010 · 31 Jan 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Duanwu Festival Open 2009 · 29 May 2009 — 1 personal best set
- Beijing Metropolis Open 2009 · 2 May 2009 — 4 personal bests set
- Beijing Spring Open 2009 · 21 Feb 2009 — 2 personal bests set
- Beijing Fall Open 2008 · 2 Nov 2008
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 81 rounds, finished ahead 39 times
- Yan Xuan (宣炎) — met in 72 rounds, finished ahead 29 times · head to head
- Fubo Wang (王富博) — met in 60 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.91 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.68 away.
Targets move as he improves.