People · Malaysia
Julian Pang Qi Zheng
2×2 · top 7.5% of 189,179 all-time · competing since August 2017 · 2017ZHEN20
Julian Pang Qi Zheng has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.35, set at UoSM Cube Day 2023, puts him in the top 7.5% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 190th in Malaysia. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since August 2017, he has put 335 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 84% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.57 in August 2017 to 10.63, a 57% improvement. Julian has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Malaysia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.35 | 4.55 | top 7.5% | 190 / 2,582 | |
| 3×3 | 10.63 | 13.00 | top 9.4% | 496 / 3,825 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.28 | 27.95 | top 21.3% | 310 / 1,350 | |
| 4×4 | 48.64 | 56.40 | top 23.0% | 369 / 1,228 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.37 | 11.67 | top 31.0% | 626 / 1,746 | |
| Skewb | 7.18 | 9.33 | top 35.2% | 439 / 1,065 | |
| Megaminx | 2:04.36 | 2:22.00 | top 48.3% | 294 / 519 | |
| Square-1 | 39.91 | 45.52 | top 65.3% | 267 / 365 | |
| Clock | 1:24.09 | — | early days — 1 solve | 415 / 415 |
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
- 1 Apr 2023Three personal bests in one day at UoSM Cube Day 2023.
- 23 Nov 2018Three personal bests in one day at Malaysia Cube Championship 2018.
- 14 Jun 2018First sub-15 3×3: 11.88 at Tangkak Perkasa 2018.
- 14 Jun 2018Six personal bests in one day at Tangkak Perkasa 2018.
- 30 Dec 2017First sub-20 3×3: 16.17 at Malaysian Cube Championship 2017.
- 30 Dec 2017Three personal bests in one day at Malaysian Cube Championship 2017.
Competitions
- UoSM Cube Day 2023 · 1 Apr 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Yong Jun KL Speedcubing 2023 · 10 Mar 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Johor Cube Open 2022 · 13 Aug 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Malaysia Cube Championship 2018 · 23 Nov 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Forest City Johor Open 2018 · 15 Jul 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Tangkak Perkasa 2018 · 14 Jun 2018 — 6 personal bests set
- Singapore Cube Championship 2018 · 24 Feb 2018
- Johor Cube Open 2018 · 11 Feb 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Malaysian Cube Championship 2017 · 30 Dec 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Malaysia Cube Open 2017 · 14 Oct 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- MYCA Cube Day 2017 · 26 Aug 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.
- Wong Chong Wen (黄崇文) — met in 66 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Ng Jia Quan (黄佳铨) — met in 55 rounds, never finished ahead
- Leow Yi Jun (廖艺畯) — met in 53 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.35 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.63 away.
Targets move as he improves.