People · China
Lei Zhao (赵磊)
3×3 · top 12.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2009 · 2009ZHAO13
Lei Zhao (赵磊) has been competing for 17 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.55, set at Shenzhen Cubing 10th Anniversary 2019, puts him in the top 12.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,870th in China. Across 15 competitions since August 2009, he has put 245 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 81% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.65 in August 2009 to 11.55, a 41% improvement. Lei has entered 15 competitions, more competitions than 95% 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 | 11.55 | 14.45 | top 12.3% | 4,870 / 28,153 | |
| Square-1 | 17.95 | 26.14 | top 23.3% | 377 / 1,362 | |
| Megaminx | 1:22.42 | 1:31.91 | top 23.4% | 709 / 1,678 | |
| 4×4 | 49.71 | 1:00.46 | top 24.4% | 2,597 / 5,926 | |
| 2×2 | 4.48 | 6.86 | top 32.7% | 5,603 / 15,796 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.12 | 12.22 | top 37.2% | 4,048 / 10,224 | |
| 5×5 | 2:13.21 | 2:46.80 | top 57.2% | 2,285 / 2,816 | |
| Skewb | 12.46 | 18.40 | top 68.3% | 3,600 / 5,004 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 42.36 | — | early days — 2 solves | 5,265 / 5,922 | |
| Clock | 32.71 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,732 / 1,843 | |
| 7×7 | 7:56.43 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,217 / 1,261 |
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
- 24 Aug 2019Three personal bests in one day at Shenzhen Cubing 10th Anniversary 2019.
- 1 Jan 2017Three personal bests in one day at Shenzhen New Year 2017.
- 1 Oct 2013First sub-15 3×3: 14.93 at Guangdong Open 2013.
- 1 Oct 2013Four personal bests in one day at Guangdong Open 2013.
- 22 Aug 2009First competition: Shenzhen Summer Open 2009. A 19.65 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Shenzhen Cubing 10th Anniversary 2019 · 24 Aug 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Shenzhen Nanshan 2018 · 18 Nov 2018
- Guangdong Open 2018 · 30 Apr 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Shenzhen Open 2017 · 3 Dec 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- China's 10th Anniversary Championship 2017 · 1 Oct 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- China Championship 2017 · 28 Jul 2017
- Shenzhen New Year 2017 · 1 Jan 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Asian Championship 2016 · 1 Oct 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Shenzhen New Year 2016 · 2 Jan 2016 — 1 personal best set
- China Championship 2015 · 2 Oct 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Shenzhen Open 2015 · 12 Jul 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Guangdong Open 2014 · 1 Oct 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Guangdong Open 2013 · 1 Oct 2013 — 4 personal bests set
- Shenzhen University 2011 · 1 May 2011
- Shenzhen Summer Open 2009 · 22 Aug 2009
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 36 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Kailong Li (李开隆) — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead once
- Lincheng Cai (蔡林成) — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.55 away.
- A sub-15 Square-1 single — 4,160 people have one; it is 2.95 away.
Targets move as he improves.