People · New Zealand
Kevin Zhao
3×3 · top 6.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2019 · 2019ZHAO29
Kevin Zhao has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.49, set at Auckland Summer Open 2020, puts him in the top 6.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 137th in New Zealand. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since April 2019, he has put 30 official solves on the record across one event. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.17 in April 2019 to 9.49, a 37% improvement. Kevin has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.49 | 10.79 | top 6.1% | 137 / 2,095 |
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
- 29 Feb 2020First sub-10 3×3: 9.49 at Auckland Summer Open 2020.
- 11 Jul 2019First sub-15 3×3: 13.14 at WCA World Championship 2019.
- 26 Apr 2019First competition: NxNZ 2019. A 15.17 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Auckland Summer Open 2020 · 29 Feb 2020 — 2 personal bests set
- WCA World Championship 2019 · 11 Jul 2019 — 1 personal best set
- NxNZ 2019 · 26 Apr 2019
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.
- Alex Asbery — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead twice
- James Macdiarmid — met in 6 rounds, never finished ahead
- Sarina Wang — met in 6 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.49 away.
Targets move as he improves.