People · China
Qifan Zhu (祝起凡)
3×3 · top 29.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since June 2009 · 2009ZHUQ01
Qifan Zhu (祝起凡) has been competing for 17 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 16.43, set at Xi'an Lucky Open 2011, puts him in the top 29.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 10,771st in China. Across 10 competitions since June 2009, he has put 137 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 95% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.66 in June 2009 to 16.43, a 20% improvement. Qifan has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% 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 | 16.43 | 17.70 | top 29.2% | 10,771 / 28,153 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 42 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 652 / 1,058 | |
| 2×2 | 6.63 | 7.72 | top 57.2% | 9,667 / 15,796 | |
| 4×4 | 1:37.27 | 1:47.53 | top 68.8% | 5,346 / 5,926 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 43.59 | 54.71 | top 70.0% | 5,336 / 5,922 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 5:24.11 | — | top 82.8% | 1,101 / 1,183 | |
| Square-1 | 1:21.06 | 1:41.29 | top 93.1% | 1,346 / 1,362 | |
| Pyraminx | 20.34 | 25.46 | top 93.3% | 9,268 / 10,224 | |
| Clock | 40.36 | — | early days — 3 solves | 1,786 / 1,843 | |
| 5×5 | 4:37.38 | 4:49.26 | top 95.4% | 2,796 / 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
- 14 Aug 2011Three personal bests in one day at Xi'an Lucky Open 2011.
- 4 Apr 2010First sub-20 3×3: 18.69 at Xi'an Spring 2010.
- 4 Apr 2010Five personal bests in one day at Xi'an Spring 2010.
- 16 Aug 2009Seven personal bests in one day at Beijing Summer Open 2009.
- 28 Jun 2009First competition: Xi'an Open 2009. A 20.66 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Xi'an 10th Anniversary 2019 · 24 Aug 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Xi'an Summer 2013 · 25 May 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Xi'an Qingming Open 2012 · 4 Apr 2012
- China FM Xi'an 2011 · 6 Nov 2011
- Xi'an Autumn Open 2011 · 1 Oct 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Xi'an Lucky Open 2011 · 14 Aug 2011 — 3 personal bests set
- Xi'an Summer 2011 · 10 Apr 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Xi'an Spring 2010 · 4 Apr 2010 — 5 personal bests set
- Beijing Summer Open 2009 · 16 Aug 2009 — 7 personal bests set
- Xi'an Open 2009 · 28 Jun 2009
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.
- Haowei Fan (樊浩玮) — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead once
- Yefeng Hu (胡叶枫) — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Mulun Yin (阴目仑) — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 1.43 away.
- A sub-6 2×2 single — 95,042 people have one; it is 0.63 away.
Targets move as he improves.