People · China
Qiang Zhang (张强)
Pyraminx · top 11.2% of 129,321 all-time · competing since December 2014 · 2014ZHAN63
Qiang Zhang (张强) has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.66, set at Shenyang Open 2018, puts him in the top 11.2% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,326th in China. Across 5 competitions since December 2014, he has put 89 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 45.15 in December 2014 to 16.66, a 63% improvement. Qiang 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.66 | 6.40 | top 11.2% | 1,326 / 10,224 | |
| 3×3 | 16.66 | 19.59 | top 29.9% | 10,968 / 28,153 | |
| 4×4 | 1:05.76 | 1:19.12 | top 42.6% | 4,044 / 5,926 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 30.41 | 38.86 | top 47.6% | 4,178 / 5,922 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:48.86 | — | early days — 2 solves | 898 / 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
- 13 May 2017Three personal bests in one day at Shenyang Spring 2017.
- 23 Apr 2016First sub-30 3×3: 16.66 at Shenyang Open 2016.
- 23 Apr 2016First sub-20 3×3: 16.66 at Shenyang Open 2016.
- 14 Dec 2014First competition: Shenyang Open 2014. A 45.15 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- NEU Open 2019 · 15 Dec 2019
- Shenyang Open 2018 · 23 Jun 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Shenyang Spring 2017 · 13 May 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Shenyang Open 2016 · 23 Apr 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Shenyang Open 2014 · 14 Dec 2014
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.
- Sheng Cao (曹晟) — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
- Shuo Zhao (赵硕) — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Jingang Wang (王金钢) — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.66 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 1.66 away.
Targets move as he improves.