People · China
Kai Zhang (张凯)
3×3 · top 5.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since March 2016 · 2016ZHAN13
Kai Zhang (张凯) has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.15, set at Weihai Open 2016, puts him in the top 5.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,995th in China. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 2 competitions since March 2016, he has put 74 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 10.59 in March 2016 to 9.15, a 14% improvement. Kai has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.15 | 11.55 | top 5.2% | 1,995 / 28,153 | |
| 4×4 | 38.72 | 44.81 | top 10.6% | 1,122 / 5,926 | |
| 2×2 | 3.82 | 5.51 | top 24.2% | 4,043 / 15,796 | |
| 5×5 | 1:26.65 | 1:38.98 | top 24.6% | 1,154 / 2,816 |
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
- 15 May 2016First sub-10 3×3: 9.15 at Weihai Open 2016.
- 20 Mar 2016First competition: Qingdao Open 2016. A 11.37 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Weihai Open 2016 · 15 May 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Qingdao Open 2016 · 20 Mar 2016 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Wenyu Dong (董文宇) — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Jianqiang Shen (沈建强) — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Yu Chen (陈宇) — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.15 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 8.72 away.
Targets move as he improves.