People · China
Shangjie Zhou (周上杰)
3×3 · top 5.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2012 · 2012ZHOU15
Shangjie Zhou (周上杰) has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.16, set at Sydney Summer 2015, puts him in the top 5.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,005th in China. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since December 2012, he has put 109 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.59 in December 2012 to 9.16, a 33% improvement. Shangjie has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.16 | 11.29 | top 5.2% | 2,005 / 28,153 | |
| 4×4 | 42.24 | 46.46 | top 14.8% | 1,597 / 5,926 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.53 | 21.81 | top 16.5% | 1,630 / 5,922 | |
| 2×2 | 3.20 | 4.80 | top 16.6% | 2,660 / 15,796 | |
| 5×5 | 2:11.78 | 2:22.30 | top 56.4% | 2,268 / 2,816 | |
| Square-1 | 1:05.44 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,308 / 1,362 |
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
- 19 Dec 2015First sub-10 3×3: 9.16 at Sydney Summer 2015.
- 19 Dec 2015Four personal bests in one day at Sydney Summer 2015.
- 22 Jul 2013Four personal bests in one day at Guangzhou CCSA Championship 2013.
- 9 Dec 2012First competition: Guangzhou HEMC Cubing Movement 2012. A 13.59 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Sydney Summer 2015 · 19 Dec 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- Guangzhou CCSA Championship 2013 · 22 Jul 2013 — 4 personal bests set
- Guangzhou HEMC Cubing Movement 2012 · 9 Dec 2012 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Qingbin Chen (陈庆斌) — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead once
- Kim Tae Hyung (김태형) — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Xingchi Dong (董星池) — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.16 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,180 people have one; it is 2.24 away.
Targets move as he improves.