People · China
Qing Zhao (赵庆)
3×3 · top 8.0% of 288,433 all-time · competing since April 2015 · 2015ZHAO04
Qing Zhao (赵庆) has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.17, set at China Championship 2018, puts him in the top 8.0% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,192nd in China. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since April 2015, he has put 280 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 90% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.86 in April 2015 to 10.17, a 21% improvement. Qing 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 | 10.17 | 13.22 | top 8.0% | 3,192 / 28,499 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.97 | 22.86 | top 12.6% | 1,253 / 5,994 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.02 | 9.49 | top 13.3% | 1,605 / 10,269 | |
| 4×4 | 44.13 | 51.34 | top 17.3% | 1,893 / 5,999 | |
| Skewb | 5.23 | 6.80 | top 20.0% | 1,246 / 5,030 | |
| 2×2 | 3.95 | 4.46 | top 25.9% | 4,418 / 15,939 | |
| 5×5 | 1:29.10 | 1:43.55 | top 26.6% | 1,260 / 2,857 | |
| Clock | 11.32 | 12.93 | top 31.6% | 772 / 1,887 | |
| Megaminx | 1:35.31 | 1:46.15 | top 31.7% | 953 / 1,693 | |
| 7×7 | 4:51.64 | 4:59.29 | top 48.3% | 872 / 1,274 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 40 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 571 / 1,071 | |
| 6×6 | 3:22.67 | 3:39.21 | top 51.8% | 987 / 1,363 | |
| Square-1 | 34.50 | 38.31 | top 57.6% | 986 / 1,373 |
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
- 2 Oct 2018Three personal bests in one day at China Championship 2018.
- 21 Jul 2018Three personal bests in one day at Baoji Open 2018.
- 2 Apr 2017Three personal bests in one day at Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2017.
- 2 Apr 2016Three personal bests in one day at Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2016.
- 29 Nov 2015Four personal bests in one day at Xi'an Open 2015.
- 8 Aug 2015Five personal bests in one day at Xining Summer Open 2015.
Competitions
- Taiyuan Winter 2018 · 22 Dec 2018
- FMC Asia 2018 · 8 Dec 2018
- China Championship 2018 · 2 Oct 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Baoji Open 2018 · 21 Jul 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2017 · 2 Apr 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- XJTU Open 2016 · 27 Nov 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2016 · 2 Apr 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Xi'an Open 2015 · 29 Nov 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- Xining Summer Open 2015 · 8 Aug 2015 — 5 personal bests set
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2015 · 4 Apr 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.
- Kaiyang Gao (高凯阳) — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 21 times
- Sizhe Ren (任思哲) — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Jiaxin Hou (候家欣) — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.17 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 6,118 people have one; it is 1.97 away.
Targets move as he improves.