People · China
Qiang Zhang (张强)
3×3 · top 20.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2014 · 2014ZHAN05
Qiang Zhang (张强) has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 13.89, set at Xining Summer Open 2016, puts him in the top 20.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 7,948th in China. Across 4 competitions since February 2014, he has put 85 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.68 in February 2014 to 13.89, an 11% improvement. Qiang 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 13.89 | 16.73 | top 20.6% | 7,948 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 4.35 | 8.05 | top 31.0% | 5,311 / 15,796 | |
| 4×4 | 1:17.97 | 1:24.38 | top 54.2% | 4,747 / 5,926 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 35.63 | 45.72 | top 58.4% | 4,795 / 5,922 | |
| 5×5 | 5:08.38 | 5:38.94 | top 97.2% | 2,803 / 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
- 31 Jul 2016First sub-15 3×3: 14.99 at Xining Summer Open 2016.
- 31 Jul 2016Three personal bests in one day at Xining Summer Open 2016.
- 18 Feb 2014First competition: LanZhou Winter 2014. A 15.68 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Lanzhou Open 2018 · 22 Apr 2018
- Lanzhou Spring 2017 · 22 Apr 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Xining Summer Open 2016 · 31 Jul 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- LanZhou Winter 2014 · 18 Feb 2014 — 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.
- Baoquan Zhang (张宝权) — met in 20 rounds, never finished ahead
- Zhenxin Chai (柴振鑫) — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
- Baiqiang Dong (董百强) — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.89 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.35 away.
Targets move as he improves.