People · China
Kaiwen Zhong (钟凯文)
Megaminx · top 15.4% of 34,786 all-time · competing since June 2015 · 2015ZHON03
Kaiwen Zhong (钟凯文) has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the Megaminx: a personal-best single of 1:09.61, set at Dongguan Summer 2019, puts him in the top 15.4% of the 34,786 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 450th in China. Across 6 competitions since June 2015, he has put 87 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 26.68 in June 2015 to 13.18, a 51% improvement. Kaiwen has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Megaminx | 1:09.61 | 1:16.35 | top 15.4% | 450 / 1,678 | |
| 2×2 | 3.26 | 5.59 | top 17.3% | 2,791 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 | 13.18 | 15.51 | top 18.1% | 7,072 / 28,153 | |
| 4×4 | 48.80 | 53.47 | top 23.2% | 2,482 / 5,926 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.42 | 12.39 | top 39.9% | 4,293 / 10,224 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 31.54 | — | top 50.2% | 4,333 / 5,922 | |
| Skewb | 15.53 | — | early days — 2 solves | 4,088 / 5,004 |
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 Aug 2019Three personal bests in one day at Dongguan Summer 2019.
- 9 Sep 2018First sub-15 3×3: 14.63 at Zhongshan NxN Speedcubing 2018.
- 9 Sep 2018Three personal bests in one day at Zhongshan NxN Speedcubing 2018.
- 5 Aug 2018Three personal bests in one day at Meizhou Open 2018.
- 13 Aug 2016Three personal bests in one day at Cross-strait Cubing Exchange 2016.
- 2 Oct 2015First sub-20 3×3: 18.66 at China Championship 2015.
Competitions
- Dongguan Summer 2019 · 4 Aug 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Zhongshan NxN Speedcubing 2018 · 9 Sep 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Meizhou Open 2018 · 5 Aug 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Cross-strait Cubing Exchange 2016 · 13 Aug 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- China Championship 2015 · 2 Oct 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Guangzhou SYSU Open 2015 · 6 Jun 2015
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.
- Ming Zheng (郑鸣) — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Jiahao Deng (邓家豪) — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead once
- Mok Man Kit (莫文傑) — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-1:00 Megaminx single — 3,483 people have one; it is 9.61 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.26 away.
Targets move as he improves.