People · China
Liyang Zhang (张利阳)
3×3 · top 28.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2015 · 2015ZHAN15
Liyang Zhang (张利阳) has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 16.14, set at Lanzhou Spring 2017, puts him in the top 28.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 10,472nd in China. Across 5 competitions since April 2015, he has put 81 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.52 in April 2015 to 16.14, a 13% improvement. Liyang 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 16.14 | 18.44 | top 28.2% | 10,472 / 28,153 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.71 | 22.29 | top 33.8% | 3,711 / 10,224 | |
| 2×2 | 4.74 | 7.73 | top 36.0% | 6,210 / 15,796 | |
| Skewb | 8.63 | 18.65 | top 45.9% | 2,665 / 5,004 | |
| 4×4 | 1:25.53 | 1:26.53 | top 60.3% | 5,039 / 5,926 |
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
- 31 Jul 2016Three personal bests in one day at Xining Summer Open 2016.
- 4 Apr 2015First competition: Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2015. A 18.52 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Lanzhou Autumn 2018 · 14 Oct 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Lanzhou Spring 2017 · 22 Apr 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Xining Summer Open 2016 · 31 Jul 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Xining Summer Open 2015 · 8 Aug 2015
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2015 · 4 Apr 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.
- Baoquan Zhang (张宝权) — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
- Baiqiang Dong (董百强) — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
- Bo Wang (王擘) — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 1.14 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 1.71 away.
Targets move as he improves.