People · United States
Ryan Zou
3×3 · top 7.6% of 288,433 all-time · competing since February 2018 · 2018ZOUR01
Ryan Zou has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.05, set at Slow N Steady Summer 2019, puts him in the top 7.6% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,258th in the United States. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since February 2018, he has put 100 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 4 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.69 in February 2018 to 10.05, a 43% 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.05 | 12.72 | top 7.6% | 4,258 / 60,666 | |
| 4×4 | 38.51 | 45.06 | top 10.4% | 1,571 / 19,354 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.21 | 23.95 | top 18.5% | 2,408 / 15,900 | |
| Megaminx | 1:18.15 | 1:26.22 | top 20.6% | 1,442 / 8,026 | |
| 2×2 | 3.83 | 5.70 | top 24.4% | 9,696 / 41,674 | |
| 5×5 | 1:37.27 | 2:01.44 | top 33.3% | 2,674 / 9,537 | |
| Pyraminx | 22.61 | 28.40 | top 95.4% | 28,258 / 29,168 |
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 Sep 2018Three personal bests in one day at Slow N Steady Summer 2018.
- 7 Apr 2018First sub-15 3×3: 12.53 at No Place For DNF Spring 2018.
- 10 Feb 2018First competition: Incredible Pencil Mania 2018. A 17.69 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Clash at Carlisle Fall 2019 · 28 Sep 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Slow N Steady Summer 2019 · 14 Sep 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Slow N Steady Summer 2018 · 2 Sep 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- No Place For DNF Spring 2018 · 7 Apr 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Incredible Pencil Mania 2018 · 10 Feb 2018
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.
- Dana Yi — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
- Corey Sakowski — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Scott McGowan — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.05 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,465 people have one; it is 8.51 away.
Targets move as he improves.