People · China
Lu Zhang (张璐)
2×2 · top 21.9% of 186,767 all-time · competing since November 2017 · 2017ZHAL12
Lu Zhang (张璐) has been competing for 9 years. Her best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.64, set at Heze Open 2019, puts her in the top 21.9% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,607th in China. Across 8 competitions since November 2017, she has put 85 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, her 3×3 times vary about 20% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. Her 3×3 best has come down from 43.29 in November 2017 to 20.66, a 52% improvement. Lu has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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 | 3.64 | 7.42 | top 21.9% | 3,607 / 15,796 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.82 | 10.40 | top 34.7% | 3,803 / 10,224 | |
| 3×3 | 20.66 | 24.60 | top 41.8% | 14,170 / 28,153 | |
| Skewb | 13.07 | 20.45 | top 71.0% | 3,722 / 5,004 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 52.48 | — | early days — 1 solve | 5,640 / 5,922 |
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
- 26 Jul 2019First sub-30 3×3: 24.33 at China Championship 2019.
- 21 Jul 2019Three personal bests in one day at Heze Open 2019.
- 18 Nov 2017First competition: Jinan Open 2017. A 43.29 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Xuzhou Autumn 2024 · 21 Sep 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Taiyuan Winter 2019 · 22 Dec 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Shandong Open 2019 · 4 Oct 2019
- Xinxiang Open 2019 · 22 Sep 2019
- China Championship 2019 · 26 Jul 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Heze Open 2019 · 21 Jul 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Anyang Open 2019 · 6 Apr 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Jinan Open 2017 · 18 Nov 2017
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 her.
- Kai Ma (马开) — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
- Chenghao Guo (国成浩) — met in 9 rounds, never finished ahead
- Yifan Hao (郝逸凡) — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.64 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 1.82 away.
Targets move as she improves.