People · China
Mingjin Zhang (张明瑾)
3×3 · top 8.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2017 · 2017ZHAN55
Mingjin Zhang (张明瑾) has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.27, set at Beijing Open 2017, puts him in the top 8.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,230th in China. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since April 2017, he has put 110 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.87 in April 2017 to 10.27, a 31% improvement. Mingjin 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 | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.27 | 11.69 | top 8.3% | 3,230 / 28,153 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.13 | 6.22 | top 8.3% | 992 / 10,224 | |
| 2×2 | 2.50 | 4.25 | top 8.9% | 1,312 / 15,796 | |
| 4×4 | 47.30 | 52.91 | top 21.2% | 2,288 / 5,926 |
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
- 24 Jun 2017Four personal bests in one day at Beijing Open 2017.
- 30 Apr 2017First competition: Weihai Open 2017. A 15.34 3×3 single to start from.
- 30 Apr 2017First sub-15 3×3: 14.87 at Weihai Open 2017.
Competitions
- China Championship 2018 · 2 Oct 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Weihai Open 2018 · 12 May 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Beijing Open 2017 · 24 Jun 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Weihai Open 2017 · 30 Apr 2017 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Yunqi Ouyang (欧阳韵奇) — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Runfeng Yang (杨润峰) — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Wenbo Song (宋文博) — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.27 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.13 away.
Targets move as he improves.