People · China
Larry Zuo
3×3 · top 15.5% of 288,433 all-time · competing since January 2011 · 2011ZUOL01
Larry Zuo has been competing for 16 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 12.43, set at German Open 2012, puts him in the top 15.5% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 6,170th in China. Across 7 competitions since January 2011, he has put 263 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 95% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.08 in January 2011 to 12.43, a 44% improvement. Larry has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 12.43 | 15.62 | top 15.5% | 6,170 / 28,499 | |
| 4×4 | 55.18 | 1:00.57 | top 31.1% | 3,186 / 5,999 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 36 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 375 / 1,071 | |
| 5×5 | 1:38.56 | 1:45.28 | top 34.4% | 1,580 / 2,857 | |
| 2×2 | 5.58 | 7.13 | top 46.3% | 8,031 / 15,939 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.22 | 16.04 | top 46.8% | 4,990 / 10,269 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 31.11 | 37.28 | top 49.2% | 4,338 / 5,994 | |
| 6×6 | 3:30.93 | 3:39.17 | top 55.2% | 1,033 / 1,363 | |
| 7×7 | 5:39.52 | 6:23.87 | top 62.6% | 1,044 / 1,274 | |
| Megaminx | 3:42.38 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,644 / 1,693 |
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
- 22 Dec 2012Four personal bests in one day at Magic Cube Days 2012.
- 14 Apr 2012Five personal bests in one day at German Open 2012.
- 10 Dec 2011Six personal bests in one day at German Nationals 2011.
- 25 Jun 2011First sub-15 3×3: 13.44 at Schleswig-Holstein Open 2011.
- 25 Jun 2011Seven personal bests in one day at Schleswig-Holstein Open 2011.
- 30 Apr 2011Six personal bests in one day at Hamburg Open 2011.
Competitions
- Magic Cube Days 2012 · 22 Dec 2012 — 4 personal bests set
- German Open 2012 · 14 Apr 2012 — 5 personal bests set
- German Nationals 2011 · 10 Dec 2011 — 6 personal bests set
- Schleswig-Holstein Open 2011 · 25 Jun 2011 — 7 personal bests set
- Hamburg Open 2011 · 30 Apr 2011 — 6 personal bests set
- German Open 2011 · 9 Apr 2011 — 4 personal bests set
- Aachen Open 2011 · 14 Jan 2011
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.
- Sébastien Auroux — met in 83 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Cornelius Dieckmann — met in 81 rounds, finished ahead once
- Leandro Baltazar — met in 62 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 0.43 away.
- A sub-50 4×4 single — 21,117 people have one; it is 5.18 away.
Targets move as he improves.