People · Canada
Ryan Zheng
3×3 · top 2.8% of 288,433 all-time · competing since November 2017 · 2017ZHEN52
Ryan Zheng has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.01, set at St. John's Spring Open 2018, puts him in the top 2.8% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 287th in Canada. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since November 2017, he has put 126 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 92% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.08 in November 2017 to 8.01, a 34% improvement. Ryan has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.01 | 9.96 | top 2.8% | 287 / 10,502 | |
| 4×4 | 42.41 | 46.25 | top 15.1% | 384 / 3,180 | |
| 5×5 | 1:18.99 | 1:26.78 | top 18.4% | 219 / 1,546 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.32 | 24.19 | top 18.8% | 405 / 2,632 | |
| 2×2 | 3.80 | 5.24 | top 24.0% | 1,627 / 7,245 | |
| Megaminx | 1:41.95 | 1:51.85 | top 35.9% | 379 / 1,393 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.24 | 13.71 | top 54.9% | 2,689 / 4,913 | |
| Square-1 | 55.40 | — | early days — 2 solves | 767 / 973 |
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
- 5 Jan 2019Three personal bests in one day at UBC Open 2019.
- 23 Jun 2018First sub-10 3×3: 8.01 at St. John's Spring Open 2018.
- 23 Jun 2018Four personal bests in one day at St. John's Spring Open 2018.
- 4 Nov 2017First competition: Whistler Open 2017. A 12.08 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Chilliwack Cubes Fall 2019 · 5 Oct 2019 — 1 personal best set
- UBC Open 2019 · 5 Jan 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- St. John's Spring Open 2018 · 23 Jun 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Vancouver Open Winter 2018 · 6 Jan 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Whistler Open 2017 · 4 Nov 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.
- Kenny Zhong — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Kyle Van Straaten — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Noah Stelting — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.01 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,370 people have one; it is 2.41 away.
Targets move as he improves.