People · United States
Michael Zhao
3×3 · top 40.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since March 2008 · 2008ZHAO01
Michael Zhao has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 20.05, set at Utah Open 2009, puts him in the top 40.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 22,747th in the United States. Across 4 competitions since March 2008, he has put 62 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 36.81 in March 2008 to 20.05, a 46% improvement. Michael 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 20.05 | 22.29 | top 40.1% | 22,747 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 5.47 | 11.00 | top 45.0% | 18,153 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 53.30 | 1:00.41 | top 79.6% | 13,453 / 15,683 | |
| Megaminx | 3:26.25 | 3:57.26 | early days — 3 solves | 6,569 / 7,841 | |
| 4×4 | 2:20.09 | 2:42.18 | top 89.2% | 16,983 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 5:07.56 | — | early days — 1 solve | 9,221 / 9,401 |
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
- 11 Apr 2009First sub-30 3×3: 20.05 at Utah Open 2009.
- 8 Mar 2008First competition: Toronto Open Winter 2008. A 36.81 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Utah Spring 2011 · 26 Mar 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Utah Open 2009 · 11 Apr 2009 — 1 personal best set
- canadianCubing Classic 2008 · 19 Apr 2008 — 1 personal best set
- Toronto Open Winter 2008 · 8 Mar 2008
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.
- Michael Young — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
- Neil Xia — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Edward Liu — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 0.05 away.
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 73,413 people have one; it is 0.47 away.
Targets move as he improves.