People · China
Hongming Zuo (左鸿铭)
3×3 · top 1.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2014 · 2014ZUOH01
Hongming Zuo (左鸿铭) has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 6.69, set at Guiyang Open 2019, puts him in the top 1.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 376th in China. Until January 2011, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since October 2014, he has put 217 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 74% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.72 in October 2014 to 6.69, a 43% improvement. Hongming has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% 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 | 6.69 | 9.72 | top 1.0% | 376 / 28,153 | |
| 4×4 | 33.49 | 39.09 | top 5.4% | 528 / 5,926 | |
| 5×5 | 1:10.24 | 1:15.60 | top 11.8% | 579 / 2,816 | |
| 2×2 | 3.42 | 4.35 | top 19.2% | 3,146 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.77 | 26.22 | top 22.6% | 2,255 / 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
- 22 Apr 2018Three personal bests in one day at Lanzhou Open 2018.
- 29 Apr 2017First sub-10 3×3: 9.36 at Chengdu Open 2017.
- 29 Apr 2017Six personal bests in one day at Chengdu Open 2017.
- 6 Nov 2016Three personal bests in one day at Wuhan Open 2016.
- 5 Oct 2014First competition: Zunyi Open 2014. A 11.72 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Wuhan Open 2021 · 5 Jun 2021
- Guiyang Open 2019 · 1 May 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Lanzhou Open 2018 · 22 Apr 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Chongqing Open 2017 · 30 Dec 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Chengdu Open 2017 · 29 Apr 2017 — 6 personal bests set
- Wuhan Open 2016 · 6 Nov 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Zunyi Open 2014 · 5 Oct 2014
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.
- Fangrui Zeng (曾方锐) — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Heng Wu (吴恒) — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Baiqiang Dong (董百强) — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 0.69 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 3.49 away.
Targets move as he improves.