People · United States
Raymond Zou
2×2 · top 6.3% of 189,179 all-time · competing since April 2013 · 2013ZOUR01
Raymond Zou has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.21, set at River Hill Winter 2014, puts him in the top 6.3% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,557th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since April 2013, he has put 50 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.33 in April 2013 to 10.16, a 55% improvement. Raymond 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.21 | 4.52 | top 6.3% | 2,557 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 | 10.16 | 14.45 | top 8.0% | 4,451 / 60,666 | |
| 4×4 | 57.41 | 1:07.01 | top 33.7% | 5,446 / 19,354 |
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
- 6 Sep 2014First sub-15 3×3: 10.16 at River Hill Summer 2014.
- 8 Feb 2014First sub-20 3×3: 15.52 at River Hill Winter 2014.
- 13 Apr 2013First competition: Chesapeake Science Point Spring 2013. A 22.33 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Slow n Steady Fall 2014 · 9 Nov 2014
- River Hill Summer 2014 · 6 Sep 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- River Hill Winter 2014 · 8 Feb 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Chesapeake Science Point Spring 2013 · 13 Apr 2013
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.
- Tommy Szeliga — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Corey Sakowski — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Nick Rech — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.21 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.16 away.
Targets move as he improves.