People · Australia
Martin Zhang
3×3 · top 5.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2022 · 2022ZHAN12
Martin Zhang has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.36, set at North Sydney Cube Day 2023, puts him in the top 5.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 523rd in Australia. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since May 2022, he has put 119 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.15 in May 2022 to 9.36, a 23% improvement. Martin has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 9.36 | 10.45 | top 5.7% | 523 / 11,709 | |
| 2×2 | 2.88 | 3.98 | top 12.9% | 983 / 8,567 | |
| 4×4 | 46.29 | 54.76 | top 19.9% | 483 / 3,051 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.61 | 25.50 | top 22.2% | 500 / 2,659 | |
| 5×5 | 1:40.69 | 1:48.14 | top 35.9% | 487 / 1,356 |
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
- 5 Mar 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.36 at North Sydney Cube Day 2023.
- 11 Jun 2022Four personal bests in one day at NSW Open 2022.
- 7 May 2022First competition: Canberra Autumn 2022. A 13.22 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Sydney Summer 2023 · 16 Dec 2023 — 1 personal best set
- North Sydney Cube Day 2023 · 5 Mar 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- NSW Open 2022 · 11 Jun 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Canberra Autumn 2022 · 7 May 2022 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Patrick Kleverlaan — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 18 times
- Ethan Pride — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
- Reyansh Gupta — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.36 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.88 away.
Targets move as he improves.