People · China
Peng Zhou (周鹏)
2×2 · top 7.6% of 186,767 all-time · competing since October 2013 · 2013ZHOU23
Peng Zhou (周鹏) has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.36, set at Xi'an Open 2016, puts him in the top 7.6% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,092nd in China. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since October 2013, he has put 134 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 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.28 in October 2013 to 10.41, a 49% improvement. Peng 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.36 | 4.34 | top 7.6% | 1,092 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 | 10.41 | 11.40 | top 8.7% | 3,391 / 28,153 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.63 | 19.10 | top 9.4% | 905 / 5,922 | |
| 4×4 | 44.63 | 50.84 | top 17.8% | 1,933 / 5,926 | |
| Skewb | 5.48 | 7.66 | top 21.8% | 1,365 / 5,004 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.69 | 14.83 | top 25.4% | 2,857 / 10,224 | |
| 5×5 | 1:53.08 | 2:07.15 | top 44.7% | 1,945 / 2,816 |
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
- 13 Aug 2016Six personal bests in one day at Xi'an Open 2016.
- 14 Dec 2014First sub-20 3×3: 12.78 at Shenyang Open 2014.
- 14 Dec 2014First sub-15 3×3: 12.78 at Shenyang Open 2014.
- 14 Dec 2014Four personal bests in one day at Shenyang Open 2014.
- 27 Oct 2013First competition: Dalian Open 2013. A 20.28 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Ningxia Open 2017 · 13 Aug 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Xi'an Open 2016 · 13 Aug 2016 — 6 personal bests set
- Shenyang Open 2014 · 14 Dec 2014 — 4 personal bests set
- Dalian Open 2013 · 27 Oct 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.
- Kaiyang Gao (高凯阳) — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Yongtao Sun (孙永涛) — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Ziyang Xu (徐子洋) — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.36 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.41 away.
Targets move as he improves.