People · New Zealand
Owen Zhao
Skewb · top 6.6% of 73,281 all-time · competing since April 2019 · 2019ZHAO30
Owen Zhao has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.31, set at Auckland Summer Open 2020, puts him in the top 6.6% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 60th in New Zealand. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since April 2019, he has put 77 official solves on the record across four events. His 2×2 best has come down from 4.50 in April 2019 to 3.74, a 17% improvement. Owen 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 3.31 | 6.20 | top 6.6% | 60 / 666 | |
| 2×2 | 3.74 | 4.18 | top 23.2% | 418 / 1,615 | |
| 3×3 | 15.04 | 18.29 | top 24.6% | 496 / 2,095 | |
| 4×4 | 1:04.69 | 1:14.81 | top 41.4% | 272 / 722 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 29 Feb 2020Three personal bests in one day at Auckland Summer Open 2020.
- 13 Dec 2019First sub-20 3×3: 15.91 at New Zealand Nationals 2019.
- 13 Dec 2019Four personal bests in one day at New Zealand Nationals 2019.
- 26 Apr 2019First competition: NxNZ 2019. A 20.94 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Auckland Summer Open 2020 · 29 Feb 2020 — 3 personal bests set
- New Zealand Nationals 2019 · 13 Dec 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- NxNZ 2019 · 26 Apr 2019 — 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.
- Caleb Hall — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Mantra Shukla — met in 16 rounds, never finished ahead
- Joel Potter — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.31 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.74 away.
Targets move as he improves.