People · China
Rui Zhang (张睿)
Pyraminx · top 14.3% of 129,321 all-time · competing since August 2017 · 2017ZHAR04
Rui Zhang (张睿) has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 5.18, set at Shenzhen Open 2018, puts him in the top 14.3% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,695th in China. Across 6 competitions since August 2017, he has put 132 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 2×2 best has come down from 5.78 in August 2017 to 3.34, a 42% improvement. Rui has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 5.18 | 7.14 | top 14.3% | 1,695 / 10,224 | |
| 2×2 | 3.34 | 4.89 | top 18.3% | 2,966 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 | 14.46 | 17.83 | top 22.6% | 8,640 / 28,153 | |
| 4×4 | 56.84 | 1:08.58 | top 32.9% | 3,295 / 5,926 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.56 | 29.76 | top 38.2% | 3,560 / 5,922 |
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
- 8 Dec 2018First sub-15 3×3: 14.46 at Chongqing Open 2018.
- 21 Jul 2018First sub-20 3×3: 17.65 at Shenzhen Open 2018.
- 21 Jul 2018Three personal bests in one day at Shenzhen Open 2018.
- 6 Aug 2017First competition: Coconut Island Open 2017. A 21.80 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Shenzhen Open 2023 · 24 Dec 2023
- Shenzhen Youth Open 2023 · 26 Nov 2023
- Chongqing Open 2018 · 8 Dec 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Chengdu Winter Open 2018 · 24 Nov 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Shenzhen Open 2018 · 21 Jul 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Coconut Island Open 2017 · 6 Aug 2017
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.
- Xinyue Yuan (袁新玥) — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Jiazhou Li (李佳洲) — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead once
- Gang Ji (纪纲) — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.18 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.34 away.
Targets move as he improves.