People · China
Junyan Zhang (张钧焱)
Skewb · top 7.1% of 73,281 all-time · competing since October 2016 · 2016ZHAG02
Junyan Zhang (张钧焱) has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.39, set at Beijing Summer 2018, puts him in the top 7.1% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 394th in China. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since October 2016, he has put 113 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 23% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His Skewb best has come down from 11.59 in October 2016 to 3.39, a 71% improvement. Junyan has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 3.39 | 5.02 | top 7.1% | 394 / 5,004 | |
| 2×2 | 2.72 | 4.88 | top 11.1% | 1,714 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 | 11.65 | 16.02 | top 12.7% | 5,008 / 28,153 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.15 | 8.25 | top 21.1% | 2,414 / 10,224 | |
| 5×5 | 2:02.38 | 2:20.84 | top 50.7% | 2,113 / 2,816 | |
| 4×4 | 1:17.41 | — | early days — 2 solves | 4,720 / 5,926 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 37.43 | 40.37 | top 61.5% | 4,954 / 5,922 |
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, Skewb. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 29 Jul 2018Three personal bests in one day at Beijing Summer 2018.
- 28 Jul 2017First sub-15 3×3: 11.65 at China Championship 2017.
- 24 Jun 2017First sub-20 3×3: 17.87 at Beijing Open 2017.
- 24 Jun 2017Four personal bests in one day at Beijing Open 2017.
- 1 Oct 2016First competition: Asian Championship 2016. A 20.49 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Beijing Summer 2018 · 29 Jul 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- China Championship 2017 · 28 Jul 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Beijing Open 2017 · 24 Jun 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Asian Championship 2016 · 1 Oct 2016
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 27 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Yuhao Sun (孙雨昊) — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Xiang Meng (孟响) — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.39 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.72 away.
Targets move as he improves.