People · China
Li Zhang (张力)
2×2 · top 20.3% of 186,767 all-time · competing since December 2013 · 2013ZHAN59
Li Zhang (张力) has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.51, set at Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2015, puts him in the top 20.3% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,336th in China. Across 5 competitions since December 2013, he has put 128 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.10 in December 2013 to 14.19, a 22% improvement. Li has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.51 | 6.09 | top 20.3% | 3,336 / 15,796 | |
| Skewb | 5.42 | 8.23 | top 21.4% | 1,336 / 5,004 | |
| 3×3 | 14.19 | 15.24 | top 21.6% | 8,321 / 28,153 | |
| 4×4 | 57.15 | 1:00.48 | top 33.3% | 3,322 / 5,926 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 32.47 | 38.28 | top 52.2% | 4,463 / 5,922 | |
| 5×5 | 2:34.93 | 2:39.21 | top 68.1% | 2,539 / 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
- 7 Dec 2014First sub-15 3×3: 14.19 at Xi'an Winter Open 2014.
- 7 Dec 2014Five personal bests in one day at Xi'an Winter Open 2014.
- 2 May 2014Five personal bests in one day at Chengdu Open 2014.
- 8 Dec 2013First competition: Xi'an Winter 2013. A 18.10 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2015 · 4 Apr 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Xi'an Winter Open 2014 · 7 Dec 2014 — 5 personal bests set
- Chengdu Open 2014 · 2 May 2014 — 5 personal bests set
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2014 · 13 Apr 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Xi'an Winter 2013 · 8 Dec 2013
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.
- Bo Wang (王擘) — met in 25 rounds, never finished ahead
- Zhi Geng (耿智) — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Xin Shi (石欣) — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.51 away.
- A sub-5 Skewb single — 13,285 people have one; it is 0.42 away.
Targets move as he improves.