People · China
Maozhu Wang (王茂竹)
3×3 · top 4.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2017 · 2017WANG37
Maozhu Wang (王茂竹) has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.92, set at Chengdu Open 2019, puts him in the top 4.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,787th in China. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since April 2017, he has put 220 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 93% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.79 in April 2017 to 8.92, a 24% improvement. Maozhu 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 | 8.92 | 10.93 | top 4.7% | 1,787 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 2.19 | 2.46 | top 6.1% | 861 / 15,796 | |
| 4×4 | 35.10 | 41.49 | top 6.8% | 684 / 5,926 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 14.78 | 21.30 | top 7.7% | 740 / 5,922 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.31 | 9.08 | top 15.1% | 1,780 / 10,224 | |
| Square-1 | 16.44 | 23.72 | top 19.6% | 309 / 1,362 | |
| Skewb | 6.45 | 9.29 | top 29.3% | 1,807 / 5,004 | |
| Megaminx | 1:32.56 | 1:44.90 | top 29.8% | 895 / 1,678 | |
| 5×5 | 1:38.87 | 1:46.21 | top 34.5% | 1,558 / 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
- 1 May 2019Seven personal bests in one day at Chengdu Open 2019.
- 29 Apr 2018First sub-10 3×3: 9.73 at Chengdu Open 2018.
- 29 Apr 2018Four personal bests in one day at Chengdu Open 2018.
- 30 Dec 2017Three personal bests in one day at Chongqing Open 2017.
- 29 Apr 2017First competition: Chengdu Open 2017. A 11.79 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Chengdu Open 2019 · 1 May 2019 — 7 personal bests set
- Chengdu Open 2018 · 29 Apr 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Chongqing Open 2017 · 30 Dec 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- China Championship 2017 · 28 Jul 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Chengdu Open 2017 · 29 Apr 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 his.
- Jiazhou Li (李佳洲) — met in 45 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Xinyan Liu (刘心妍) — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Xinyu Li (李欣宇) — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead 27 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.92 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.19 away.
Targets move as he improves.