People · China
Minghao Zhou (周明昊)
4×4 · top 7.5% of 83,917 all-time · competing since May 2017 · 2017ZHOU18
Minghao Zhou (周明昊) has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 4×4: a personal-best single of 35.87, set at Beijing Spring Special 2021, puts him in the top 7.5% of the 83,917 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 773rd in China. Until July 2010, no official 4×4 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since May 2017, he has put 253 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one; 95% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 6 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.89 in November 2017 to 10.46, a 12% improvement. Minghao has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4×4 | 35.87 | 39.33 | top 7.5% | 773 / 5,926 | |
| 5×5 | 1:04.67 | 1:15.25 | top 8.2% | 388 / 2,816 | |
| 3×3 | 10.46 | 12.85 | top 8.8% | 3,446 / 28,153 | |
| Skewb | 4.24 | 7.93 | top 12.6% | 760 / 5,004 | |
| 6×6 | 2:22.27 | 2:29.45 | top 21.7% | 482 / 1,349 | |
| Megaminx | 1:21.44 | 1:27.60 | top 22.8% | 692 / 1,678 | |
| 2×2 | 3.82 | 4.53 | top 24.2% | 4,043 / 15,796 | |
| 7×7 | 3:43.46 | 3:55.96 | top 24.7% | 493 / 1,261 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.93 | 28.44 | top 25.8% | 2,542 / 5,922 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.78 | 8.85 | top 34.4% | 3,770 / 10,224 |
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
- 6 Apr 2019Three personal bests in one day at Qinhuangdao Open 2019.
- 25 Aug 2018Four personal bests in one day at Qianjiang Summer Open 2018.
- 24 Jun 2018Three personal bests in one day at Tianjin Summer Open 2018.
- 26 Nov 2017Three personal bests in one day at Shijiazhuang Open 2017.
- 28 May 2017First competition: Tangshan Open 2017.
Competitions
- Huanggang Open 2026 · 7 Jun 2026
- Beijing Spring Special 2021 · 3 Apr 2021 — 2 personal bests set
- Qinhuangdao Open 2019 · 6 Apr 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Peking University 2018 · 9 Dec 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Qinhuangdao Winter 2018 · 2 Dec 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Qianjiang Summer Open 2018 · 25 Aug 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Tianjin Summer Open 2018 · 24 Jun 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Tangshan Open 2018 · 17 Jun 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Beijing Open 2018 · 30 Apr 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Qinhuangdao Open 2018 · 22 Apr 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Shijiazhuang Open 2017 · 26 Nov 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Tangshan Open 2017 · 28 May 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.
- Zongyang Li (李宗阳) — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Bodun Zhu (朱博楯) — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 23 times
- Yu Feng (冯煜) — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 5.87 away.
- A sub-1:00 5×5 single — 2,252 people have one; it is 4.67 away.
Targets move as he improves.