People · China
Mintao Zhu (朱旻涛)
3×3 · top 33.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2016 · 2016ZHUM02
Mintao Zhu (朱旻涛) has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 17.64, set at Suzhou Open 2018, puts him in the top 33.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 11,914th in China. Across 8 competitions since July 2016, he has put 62 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.22 in July 2016 to 17.64, a 21% improvement. Mintao has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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 | 17.64 | 22.04 | top 33.0% | 11,914 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 5.19 | 8.98 | top 41.7% | 7,198 / 15,796 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.60 | 13.85 | top 64.7% | 6,554 / 10,224 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 48.37 | — | early days — 2 solves | 5,538 / 5,922 | |
| Megaminx | 3:15.21 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,594 / 1,678 | |
| Skewb | 15.35 | 22.83 | top 79.4% | 4,056 / 5,004 |
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
- 30 Apr 2017First sub-20 3×3: 18.11 at Nanjing Spring 2017.
- 2 Jul 2016First competition: Suzhou Open 2016. A 22.22 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Kunshan Open 2024 · 14 Apr 2024
- Xiamen Winter 2019 · 1 Dec 2019
- Nanjing Autumn 2018 · 17 Nov 2018
- Suzhou Open 2018 · 5 Aug 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Wuxi Open 2017 · 5 Aug 2017
- Nanjing Spring 2017 · 30 Apr 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Zhenjiang Open 2016 · 20 Nov 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Suzhou Open 2016 · 2 Jul 2016
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.
- Jinhao Zheng (郑金昊) — met in 9 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jiayu Wang (王佳宇) — met in 8 rounds, never finished ahead
- Zheng Chen (陈政) — met in 8 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 2.64 away.
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 73,413 people have one; it is 0.19 away.
Targets move as he improves.