People · China
Jin Zhang (张晋)
2×2 · top 16.8% of 186,767 all-time · competing since May 2011 · 2011ZHAN17
Jin Zhang (张晋) has been competing for 15 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.22, set at Nanjing Normal University 2013, puts him in the top 16.8% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,701st in China. Across 8 competitions since May 2011, he has put 119 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 8 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 one-handed best has come down from 54.66 in May 2011 to 31.63, a 42% improvement. Jin 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.22 | 5.65 | top 16.8% | 2,701 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 | 19.49 | 22.01 | top 38.5% | 13,380 / 28,153 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 31.63 | 38.28 | top 50.4% | 4,347 / 5,922 | |
| 4×4 | 2:09.86 | — | early days — 2 solves | 5,754 / 5,926 |
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 one-handed. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 13 Apr 2014First sub-20 3×3: 19.49 at Shandong Spring Open 2014.
- 14 Oct 2012Four personal bests in one day at Shandong Open 2012.
- 14 May 2011First competition: Nanjing Spring 2011. A 29.97 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Shandong Spring Open 2014 · 13 Apr 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Nanjing Normal University 2013 · 6 Apr 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Nanjing Winter 2012 · 25 Nov 2012 — 1 personal best set
- Nanjing Autumn 2012 · 27 Oct 2012 — 1 personal best set
- Shandong Open 2012 · 14 Oct 2012 — 4 personal bests set
- Nanjing Spring 2012 · 25 Mar 2012 — 2 personal bests set
- Beijing Summer Open 2011 · 31 Jul 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- Nanjing Spring 2011 · 14 May 2011
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.
- Zihao Wang (王子豪) — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Shixian Li (李世先) — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Jia Zeng (曾嘉) — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.22 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 4.49 away.
Targets move as he improves.