People · New Zealand
Nicolas Zhang
3×3 · top 15.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2016 · 2016ZHAN97
Nicolas Zhang has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 12.49, set at New Zealand Nationals 2016, puts him in the top 15.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 318th in New Zealand. Across 3 competitions since July 2016, he has put 120 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.52 in July 2016 to 12.49, a 14% improvement. Nicolas 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 | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 12.49 | 14.35 | top 15.6% | 318 / 2,095 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.68 | 8.08 | top 17.6% | 253 / 1,141 | |
| 2×2 | 4.23 | 5.04 | top 29.5% | 524 / 1,615 | |
| Skewb | 8.21 | 12.93 | top 42.9% | 317 / 666 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 33.95 | 35.79 | top 55.3% | 292 / 600 | |
| 4×4 | 1:23.61 | 1:31.10 | top 58.8% | 402 / 722 | |
| Square-1 | 41.27 | 47.46 | top 67.0% | 185 / 251 |
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
- 3 Dec 2016Six personal bests in one day at New Zealand Nationals 2016.
- 25 Sep 2016Three personal bests in one day at Palmerston North 2016.
- 31 Jul 2016First competition: Hamilton Winter 2016. A 17.19 3×3 single to start from.
- 31 Jul 2016First sub-15 3×3: 14.52 at Hamilton Winter 2016.
Competitions
- New Zealand Nationals 2016 · 3 Dec 2016 — 6 personal bests set
- Palmerston North 2016 · 25 Sep 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Hamilton Winter 2016 · 31 Jul 2016 — 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.
- Logan Fulton — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Aneurin Hunt — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- James Macdiarmid — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.49 away.
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.68 away.
Targets move as he improves.