People · China
Sai Zhang (张赛)
Pyraminx · top 11.0% of 129,321 all-time · competing since June 2015 · 2015ZHAN47
Sai Zhang (张赛) has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.64, set at Nanchang Winter 2016, puts him in the top 11.0% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,310th in China. Across 8 competitions since June 2015, he has put 134 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 8% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His Skewb best has come down from 21.73 in June 2015 to 5.29, a 76% improvement. Sai has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.64 | 10.64 | top 11.0% | 1,310 / 10,224 | |
| Skewb | 5.29 | 7.28 | top 20.4% | 1,266 / 5,004 | |
| 3×3 | 14.30 | 15.85 | top 22.0% | 8,441 / 28,153 | |
| 5×5 | 1:33.19 | 1:51.53 | top 30.0% | 1,350 / 2,816 | |
| 4×4 | 55.90 | 1:02.28 | top 31.8% | 3,207 / 5,926 | |
| 2×2 | 4.70 | 7.16 | top 35.5% | 6,107 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 33.18 | 39.08 | top 53.8% | 4,534 / 5,922 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 45 moves | 51.33 | early days — 3 solves | 774 / 1,058 |
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, Skewb. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 15 Apr 2017First sub-15 3×3: 14.30 at Nanchang Spring 2017.
- 15 Apr 2017Five personal bests in one day at Nanchang Spring 2017.
- 11 Dec 2016Four personal bests in one day at Nanchang Winter 2016.
- 30 Apr 2016First sub-20 3×3: 19.93 at Nanjing Spring 2016.
- 14 Jun 2015First competition: Nanchang Open 2015. A 28.23 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Nanchang Summer Is Coming 2018 · 5 May 2018
- Nanchang Spring 2017 · 15 Apr 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- Nanchang Winter 2016 · 11 Dec 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- FMC Asia 2016 · 10 Dec 2016
- Xi'an Open 2016 · 13 Aug 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Nanjing Spring 2016 · 30 Apr 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Nanchang Winter 2015 · 27 Dec 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Nanchang Open 2015 · 14 Jun 2015
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.
- Qiuyu Yu (余秋雨) — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Jiayu Wang (王佳宇) — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead once
- Baiqiang Dong (董百强) — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.64 away.
- A sub-5 Skewb single — 13,285 people have one; it is 0.29 away.
Targets move as he improves.