People · China
Sam Zhixiao Wang (王志骁)
Clock · top 5.1% of 32,048 all-time · competing since April 2009 · 2009WANG19
Sam Zhixiao Wang (王志骁) has been competing for 17 years. His best event is the Clock: a personal-best single of 5.27, set at Shanghai Snowball Winter 2011, puts him in the top 5.1% of the 32,048 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 97th in China. Until December 2011, no official Clock solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since April 2009, he has put 237 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 78% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 5 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 27.96 in April 2009 to 15.50, a 45% improvement. Sam has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clock | 5.27 | 7.30 | top 5.1% | 97 / 1,843 | |
| 2×2 | 3.81 | 6.24 | top 24.1% | 4,017 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 | 15.50 | 19.09 | top 26.1% | 9,777 / 28,153 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 29.31 | 36.08 | top 45.1% | 4,023 / 5,922 | |
| 4×4 | 1:20.63 | 1:30.26 | top 56.4% | 4,854 / 5,926 | |
| Pyraminx | 21.11 | 25.88 | top 94.1% | 9,386 / 10,224 |
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
- 24 Dec 2011Four personal bests in one day at Shanghai Snowball Winter 2011.
- 30 Jul 2011First sub-20 3×3: 18.28 at Guildford Summer Open 2011.
- 30 Jul 2011Four personal bests in one day at Guildford Summer Open 2011.
- 6 Nov 2010Four personal bests in one day at UK Open 2010.
- 6 Apr 2009First competition: Qingming Festival Open 2009. A 27.96 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Irish Championship 2015 · 4 Jul 2015
- UK Open 2012 · 3 Nov 2012
- Shanghai Donghua 2012 · 7 Apr 2012
- Shanghai Snowball Winter 2011 · 24 Dec 2011 — 4 personal bests set
- UK Open 2011 · 12 Nov 2011
- Shanghai Meatball Fall 2011 · 27 Aug 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- Guildford Summer Open 2011 · 30 Jul 2011 — 4 personal bests set
- UK Open 2010 · 6 Nov 2010 — 4 personal bests set
- Bristol Spring 2010 · 27 Mar 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- Shanghai Weisuo Open 2009 · 9 Aug 2009 — 1 personal best set
- Qingming Festival Open 2009 · 6 Apr 2009
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.
- Daniel Sheppard — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Thom Barlow — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- James Dean Ludlow — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead 20 times
Next targets
- A sub-5 Clock single — 1,421 people have one; it is 0.27 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.81 away.
Targets move as he improves.