People · China
Qi Zhang (张淇)
Pyraminx · top 5.2% of 129,321 all-time · competing since January 2016 · 2016ZHAN05
Qi Zhang (张淇) has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.44, set at Hengyang Open 2019, puts him in the top 5.2% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 626th in China. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since January 2016, he has put 40 official solves on the record across four events. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.82 in January 2016 to 13.11, a 34% improvement. Qi 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 | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.44 | 7.66 | top 5.2% | 626 / 10,224 | |
| 3×3 | 13.11 | 15.12 | top 17.8% | 6,968 / 28,153 | |
| Skewb | 5.93 | 8.52 | top 25.2% | 1,555 / 5,004 | |
| 2×2 | 5.10 | 8.50 | top 40.6% | 7,022 / 15,796 |
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 2016First sub-15 3×3: 14.71 at Cross-strait Cubing Exchange 2016.
- 31 Jan 2016First competition: Dongguan Open 2016. A 19.82 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Hengyang Open 2019 · 18 May 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Cross-strait Cubing Exchange 2016 · 13 Aug 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Dongguan Open 2016 · 31 Jan 2016
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.
- Zhijie Yin (尹智杰) — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead once
- Hao Wang (王昊) — met in 5 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Ming Zheng (郑鸣) — met in 5 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.44 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.11 away.
Targets move as he improves.