People · China
Mingbin Zhang (张铭斌)
3×3 · top 23.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2007 · 2007ZHAN02
Mingbin Zhang (张铭斌) has been competing for 19 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 14.80, set at Guangdong Open 2009, puts him in the top 23.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 9,012th in China. Across 6 competitions since October 2007, he has put 180 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 85% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.34 in October 2007 to 14.80, a 15% improvement. Mingbin has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 14.80 | 16.53 | top 23.7% | 9,012 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 4.71 | 7.45 | top 35.6% | 6,137 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.93 | 31.15 | top 39.2% | 3,634 / 5,922 | |
| 5×5 | 1:51.31 | 2:03.23 | top 43.5% | 1,912 / 2,816 | |
| 4×4 | 1:07.06 | 1:11.69 | top 44.0% | 4,149 / 5,926 | |
| Square-1 | 33.94 | 41.22 | top 56.6% | 957 / 1,362 | |
| 7×7 | 6:35.13 | 6:54.79 | top 75.5% | 1,137 / 1,261 | |
| 6×6 | 4:38.30 | 4:48.38 | early days — 3 solves | 1,246 / 1,349 |
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 Oct 2009First sub-15 3×3: 14.80 at Guangdong Open 2009.
- 1 Oct 2009Three personal bests in one day at Guangdong Open 2009.
- 22 Aug 2009Four personal bests in one day at Shenzhen Summer Open 2009.
- 18 Jul 2009Four personal bests in one day at Hong Kong Open 2009.
- 1 Oct 2008Seven personal bests in one day at Guangdong Open 2008.
- 1 Oct 2007First competition: Guangdong Open 2007. A 17.50 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Guangzhou Big Cubes Competition 2010 · 11 Jul 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- Guangdong Open 2009 · 1 Oct 2009 — 3 personal bests set
- Shenzhen Summer Open 2009 · 22 Aug 2009 — 4 personal bests set
- Hong Kong Open 2009 · 18 Jul 2009 — 4 personal bests set
- Guangdong Open 2008 · 1 Oct 2008 — 7 personal bests set
- Guangdong Open 2007 · 1 Oct 2007 — 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.
- Zhulu Ke (柯助錄) — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Hui Hing Ho (許鑫豪) — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Chan Tak Chuen (陳德泉) — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.80 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.71 away.
Targets move as he improves.