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Martin Wentao Zhang
3×3 · top 5.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since June 2022 · 2022ZHAN22
Martin Wentao Zhang has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.12, set at Kogarah Cube Day Sunday 2024, puts him in the top 5.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 479th in Australia. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since June 2022, he has put 179 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.22 in June 2022 to 9.12, a 31% improvement. Martin 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 | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.12 | 10.97 | top 5.1% | 479 / 11,709 | |
| 4×4 | 38.52 | 43.43 | top 10.4% | 270 / 3,051 | |
| 5×5 | 1:14.11 | 1:18.26 | top 14.6% | 199 / 1,356 | |
| 2×2 | 3.44 | 4.07 | top 19.4% | 1,472 / 8,567 | |
| Clock | 9.10 | 10.53 | top 20.5% | 233 / 1,095 | |
| 6×6 | 2:23.64 | 2:39.81 | top 22.4% | 134 / 641 | |
| Square-1 | 17.66 | 28.98 | top 22.6% | 220 / 899 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.79 | 33.89 | top 41.4% | 961 / 2,659 | |
| 7×7 | 4:31.75 | 4:35.72 | early days — 3 solves | 200 / 523 |
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
- 3 Jun 2023Four personal bests in one day at Sydney Square-1v1 2023.
- 20 May 2023Four personal bests in one day at Marrickville Many May Open 2023.
- 16 Oct 2022First sub-10 3×3: 9.80 at Marrickville Mini Open AM 2022.
- 16 Oct 2022Three personal bests in one day at Marrickville Mini Open AM 2022.
- 11 Jun 2022First competition: NSW Open 2022. A 13.22 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Kogarah Cube Day Sunday 2024 · 14 Apr 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Cubing at Tramsheds Saturday 2023 · 26 Aug 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Sydney Square-1v1 2023 · 3 Jun 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Marrickville Many May Open 2023 · 20 May 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Sydney Ultimate Clock Clash 2023 · 26 Mar 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Marrickville Mini Open AM 2022 · 16 Oct 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Marrickville Big Cubes Day 2022 · 15 Oct 2022
- NSW Open 2022 · 11 Jun 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.
- Daniel Wang — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Bryan Eng — met in 36 rounds, never finished ahead
- Lachlan Camp — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead 18 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.12 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 8.52 away.
Targets move as he improves.