People · United States
Luke Zhang
3×3 · top 4.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since March 2022 · 2022ZHAN04
Luke Zhang has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.94, set at CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2022, puts him in the top 4.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,647th in the United States. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since March 2022, he has put 212 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 62% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.39 in March 2022 to 8.94, a 28% improvement. Luke 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.94 | 11.62 | top 4.7% | 2,647 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.72 | 8.04 | top 11.5% | 2,993 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 2.97 | 3.55 | top 13.9% | 5,459 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 46.06 | 56.58 | top 19.6% | 2,984 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.95 | 31.55 | top 34.1% | 4,494 / 15,683 | |
| Skewb | 9.11 | 11.32 | top 49.2% | 8,789 / 18,907 |
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
- 19 Aug 2022Three personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2022.
- 4 Jun 2022First sub-10 3×3: 9.10 at Blue Water Bridge Open 2022.
- 4 Jun 2022Three personal bests in one day at Blue Water Bridge Open 2022.
- 26 Mar 2022First competition: Port Huron Speedcubing 2022. A 12.39 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Ohio Valley Open 2022 · 1 Oct 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing in the Ville 2022 · 3 Sep 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2022 · 19 Aug 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Michigan Cubing Club Alpha 2022 · 18 Jun 2022
- Bluegrass Spring 2022 · 11 Jun 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Blue Water Bridge Open 2022 · 4 Jun 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Puzzles at Wisconsin Spring 2022 · 28 May 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Port Huron Speedcubing 2022 · 26 Mar 2022
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.
- Luke Garrett — met in 35 rounds, never finished ahead
- Mason Langenderfer — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Justin Sui — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 20 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.94 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.72 away.
Targets move as he improves.