People · United States
Nicholas Zhang
3×3 · top 18.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2013 · 2013ZHAN28
Nicholas Zhang has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 13.27, set at Berkeley Fall 2013, puts him in the top 18.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 9,847th in the United States. Across 3 competitions since July 2013, he has put 29 official solves on the record across three events. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.76 in July 2013 to 13.27, a 42% improvement. Nicholas has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 13.27 | 16.67 | top 18.4% | 9,847 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 5.36 | 7.55 | top 43.7% | 17,637 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 39.41 | 41.33 | top 64.5% | 9,147 / 15,683 |
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
- 2 Nov 2013First sub-20 3×3: 15.33 at Berkeley Fall 2013.
- 2 Nov 2013First sub-15 3×3: 13.27 at Berkeley Fall 2013.
- 26 Jul 2013First competition: World Rubik's Cube Championship 2013. A 22.76 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Berkeley Fall 2013 · 2 Nov 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' Summer 2013 · 24 Aug 2013 — 1 personal best set
- World Rubik's Cube Championship 2013 · 26 Jul 2013
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.
- Joseph Lee — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead once
- Riley Woo — met in 6 rounds, never finished ahead
- Edward Lin — met in 6 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.27 away.
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 73,413 people have one; it is 0.36 away.
Targets move as he improves.