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Ivan Zhang
Pyraminx · top 48.1% of 129,321 all-time · competing since February 2023 · 2023ZHAN06
Ivan Zhang has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 9.39, set at Christmas City Cubing PA 2024, puts him in the top 48.1% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 13,925th in the United States. Across 5 competitions since February 2023, he has put 61 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 39.08 in February 2023 to 24.80, a 37% improvement. Ivan has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 9.39 | 14.54 | top 48.1% | 13,925 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 24.80 | 29.07 | top 52.2% | 30,498 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 6.31 | 8.94 | top 54.1% | 22,064 / 40,951 | |
| Clock | 34.44 | — | early days — 1 solve | 7,964 / 8,927 |
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 Oct 2024Three personal bests in one day at Christmas City Cubing PA 2024.
- 13 Jan 2024First sub-30 3×3: 25.03 at GCU Winter 2024.
- 4 Feb 2023First competition: Empire State Winter Warmup 2023. A 39.08 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cubing in the Ocean County 2025 · 9 Aug 2025
- Christmas City Cubing PA 2024 · 6 Oct 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- GCU Winter 2024 · 13 Jan 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- GCU Spring 2023 · 6 May 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Empire State Winter Warmup 2023 · 4 Feb 2023
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.
- Evan Liu — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
- Christian Girardy — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ishan Donavalli — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 Pyraminx single — 46,752 people have one; it is 1.39 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 4.80 away.
Targets move as he improves.