People · China
Jiuzhen Tao (陶九镇)
3×3 · top 11.0% of 288,433 all-time · competing since December 2008 · 2008TAOJ01
Jiuzhen Tao (陶九镇) has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.15, set at Wuhan Open 2010, puts him in the top 11.0% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,383rd in China. Across 5 competitions since December 2008, he has put 101 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 67% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.46 in December 2008 to 11.15, a 48% improvement. Jiuzhen 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 | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 11.15 | 13.69 | top 11.0% | 4,383 / 28,499 | |
| 2×2 | 4.25 | 8.37 | top 29.8% | 5,146 / 15,939 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 42.04 | 44.92 | top 68.1% | 5,316 / 5,994 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:46.79 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,051 / 1,184 | |
| Pyraminx | 15.43 | 26.51 | top 83.4% | 8,266 / 10,269 |
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
- 4 Apr 2010First sub-20 3×3: 14.75 at Xi'an Spring 2010.
- 4 Apr 2010First sub-15 3×3: 14.75 at Xi'an Spring 2010.
- 14 Dec 2008First competition: Nanjing Open 2008. A 23.61 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Wuhan Open 2010 · 14 Nov 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Shanghai Open 2010 · 14 Aug 2010
- Nanjing Spring Open 2010 · 25 Apr 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- Xi'an Spring 2010 · 4 Apr 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- Nanjing Open 2008 · 14 Dec 2008 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Yuxuan Wang (王宇轩) — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Yi Yang (杨奕) — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Peng Cao (曹鹏) — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 1.15 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 50,215 people have one; it is 0.25 away.
Targets move as he improves.