People · China
Pengyu Zhang (张澎宇)
3×3 · top 10.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2015 · 2015ZHAN40
Pengyu Zhang (张澎宇) has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.01, set at Zhengzhou Open 2024, puts him in the top 10.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,111th in China. Across 5 competitions since May 2015, he has put 73 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 40.21 in May 2015 to 11.01, a 73% improvement. Pengyu has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 11.01 | 12.78 | top 10.5% | 4,111 / 28,153 | |
| 5×5 | 1:27.76 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,186 / 2,816 | |
| 4×4 | 1:02.21 | — | early days — 1 solve | 3,782 / 5,926 | |
| 2×2 | 5.22 | 8.79 | top 42.1% | 7,266 / 15,796 | |
| Skewb | 10.38 | 12.72 | top 57.3% | 3,165 / 5,004 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.77 | 13.46 | top 58.8% | 6,074 / 10,224 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 7:06.47 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,157 / 1,183 |
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
- 8 Dec 2024First sub-20 3×3: 11.01 at Zhengzhou Open 2024.
- 8 Dec 2024First sub-15 3×3: 11.01 at Zhengzhou Open 2024.
- 25 Mar 2017Three personal bests in one day at ZUA Open 2017.
- 18 Jun 2016First sub-30 3×3: 25.60 at Cube of Odd Numbers 2016.
- 31 May 2015First competition: Zhengzhou Open 2015. A 40.21 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Zhengzhou Open 2024 · 8 Dec 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Jiaozuo Open 2017 · 25 Nov 2017
- ZUA Open 2017 · 25 Mar 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Cube of Odd Numbers 2016 · 18 Jun 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Zhengzhou Open 2015 · 31 May 2015
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.
- Baiqiang Dong (董百强) — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Yongtao Sun (孙永涛) — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Zhenyu Yang (杨震宇) — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.01 away.
- A sub-1:00 5×5 single — 2,252 people have one; it is 27.76 away.
Targets move as he improves.