People · China
Jitao Zhu (朱继涛)
Pyraminx · top 6.5% of 129,321 all-time · competing since May 2017 · 2017ZHUJ02
Jitao Zhu (朱继涛) has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.76, set at Shenzhen Cubing 10th Anniversary 2019, puts him in the top 6.5% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 774th in China. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 14 competitions since May 2017, he has put 470 official solves on the record across 14 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 93% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.91 in May 2017 to 10.05, a 28% improvement. Jitao has entered 14 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.76 | 4.68 | top 6.5% | 774 / 10,224 | |
| 3×3 | 10.05 | 13.42 | top 7.6% | 2,970 / 28,153 | |
| 4×4 | 39.31 | 47.80 | top 11.3% | 1,204 / 5,926 | |
| Skewb | 4.19 | 6.50 | top 12.2% | 734 / 5,004 | |
| 5×5 | 1:17.78 | 1:28.04 | top 17.4% | 843 / 2,816 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.26 | 23.78 | top 18.5% | 1,852 / 5,922 | |
| Megaminx | 1:14.96 | 1:22.69 | top 18.6% | 562 / 1,678 | |
| 2×2 | 3.49 | 4.78 | top 20.1% | 3,294 / 15,796 | |
| 6×6 | 2:32.73 | 2:51.87 | top 27.0% | 586 / 1,349 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 35 moves | 42.00 | top 30.0% | 322 / 1,058 | |
| 7×7 | 4:01.61 | 4:08.08 | top 31.3% | 609 / 1,261 | |
| Square-1 | 21.95 | 28.08 | top 32.4% | 547 / 1,362 | |
| Clock | 13.98 | — | early days — 3 solves | 1,033 / 1,843 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:44.80 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,047 / 1,183 |
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
- 17 Jun 2018Four personal bests in one day at Tangshan Open 2018.
- 30 Apr 2018Three personal bests in one day at Beijing Open 2018.
- 26 Nov 2017Six personal bests in one day at Shijiazhuang Open 2017.
- 24 Jun 2017Four personal bests in one day at Beijing Open 2017.
- 28 May 2017First competition: Tangshan Open 2017. A 13.91 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Shenzhen Cubing 10th Anniversary 2019 · 24 Aug 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Dongguan Spring 2019 · 21 Apr 2019
- FMC Asia 2018 · 8 Dec 2018 — 1 personal best set
- China Championship 2018 · 2 Oct 2018
- Tianjin Summer Open 2018 · 24 Jun 2018
- Tangshan Open 2018 · 17 Jun 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Shijiazhuang Open 2018 · 10 Jun 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Beijing Open 2018 · 30 Apr 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- FMC Asia 2017 · 9 Dec 2017
- Shijiazhuang Open 2017 · 26 Nov 2017 — 6 personal bests set
- Beijing Ten Years Open 2017 · 17 Sep 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Ningxia Open 2017 · 13 Aug 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Beijing Open 2017 · 24 Jun 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Tangshan 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.
- Yunke Zhang (张云柯) — met in 55 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Yunqi Ouyang (欧阳韵奇) — met in 48 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Chen Kang (亢晨) — met in 46 rounds, finished ahead 35 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.76 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.05 away.
Targets move as he improves.