People · Canada
Raymond Zhao
Pyraminx · top 12.6% of 129,321 all-time · competing since May 2010 · 2010ZHAO12
Raymond Zhao has been competing for 16 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.90, set at National Capital Region 2018, puts him in the top 12.6% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 477th in Canada. Across 12 competitions since May 2010, he has put 250 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 61% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 2×2 best has come down from 6.33 in May 2010 to 3.50, a 45% improvement. Raymond has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.90 | 9.13 | top 12.6% | 477 / 4,858 | |
| 3×3 | 13.27 | 16.34 | top 18.4% | 1,740 / 10,392 | |
| 2×2 | 3.50 | 5.16 | top 20.2% | 1,355 / 7,173 | |
| Square-1 | 20.19 | 32.56 | top 28.4% | 245 / 952 | |
| 4×4 | 1:01.20 | 1:05.25 | top 37.7% | 1,014 / 3,118 | |
| Megaminx | 2:03.44 | 2:12.81 | top 47.7% | 535 / 1,375 | |
| 5×5 | 1:57.75 | 2:05.35 | top 47.9% | 621 / 1,499 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:54.29 | 3:41.29 | top 50.8% | 186 / 351 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 42 moves | 45.00 | top 55.5% | 163 / 283 | |
| 6×6 | 4:13.02 | 4:30.73 | early days — 3 solves | 408 / 665 | |
| 7×7 | 6:27.65 | 6:57.52 | early days — 3 solves | 341 / 503 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 17 Jun 2017Four personal bests in one day at Newmarket Open 2017.
- 20 Aug 2011First sub-15 3×3: 14.72 at Canadian Open 2011.
- 20 Aug 2011Six personal bests in one day at Canadian Open 2011.
- 16 Apr 2011First sub-20 3×3: 19.34 at Toronto Open Spring 2011.
- 15 May 2010First competition: canadianCUBING CUBEcentric 2010. A 26.71 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- National Capital Region 2018 · 19 May 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Irvine Winter 2018 · 17 Feb 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Please Be Quiet LA 2018 · 3 Feb 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Battle of Waterloo 2017 · 23 Sep 2017
- Newmarket Open 2017 · 17 Jun 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Canadian Open 2013 · 6 Jul 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Canadian Open 2011 · 20 Aug 2011 — 6 personal bests set
- Toronto Open Summer 2011 · 16 Jul 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- canadianCUBING CUBEcentric 2011 · 4 Jun 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Toronto Open Spring 2011 · 16 Apr 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- Toronto Open Summer 2010 · 14 Aug 2010 — 1 personal best set
- canadianCUBING CUBEcentric 2010 · 15 May 2010
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.
- Brady Metherall — met in 49 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Bill Wang — met in 33 rounds, never finished ahead
- Justin Jaffray — met in 31 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.90 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.27 away.
Targets move as he improves.