People · China
Shenjia Zhang (张砷镓)
3×3 · top 4.4% of 288,433 all-time · competing since October 2007 · 2007ZHAN03
Shenjia Zhang (张砷镓) has been competing for 19 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.78, set at Beijing Summer Open 2014, puts him in the top 4.4% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,703rd in China. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 26 competitions since October 2007, he has put 448 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 80% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.88 in October 2007 to 8.78, a 41% improvement. Shenjia has entered 26 competitions, more competitions than 98% 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 | 8.78 | 11.70 | top 4.4% | 1,703 / 28,499 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.28 | 29.59 | top 26.9% | 2,684 / 5,994 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:51.15 | 4:12.56 | top 50.0% | 700 / 1,184 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 42 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 666 / 1,071 | |
| 4×4 | 1:27.25 | 2:02.36 | top 61.7% | 5,169 / 5,999 | |
| 2×2 | 8.84 | 11.13 | top 72.6% | 11,995 / 15,939 |
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
- 31 Jan 2010First sub-10 3×3: 9.96 at Hangzhou Open 2010.
- 1 Oct 2008Three personal bests in one day at Guangdong Open 2008.
- 1 Oct 2007First competition: Guangdong Open 2007. A 18.69 3×3 single to start from.
- 1 Oct 2007First sub-15 3×3: 14.88 at Guangdong Open 2007.
Competitions
- Beijing Summer Open 2014 · 6 Jul 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Human Rights Day 2011 · 10 Dec 2011
- Xi'an Autumn Open 2011 · 1 Oct 2011
- Beijing Summer Open 2011 · 31 Jul 2011
- Shenyang Cubing Boxing Day 2010 · 26 Dec 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Shanghai Open 2010 · 14 Aug 2010
- Xi'an Spring 2010 · 4 Apr 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Hangzhou Open 2010 · 31 Jan 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Changchun Open 2010 · 2 Jan 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- Beijing Winter 2009 · 20 Dec 2009 — 1 personal best set
- Nanjing Open 2009 · 6 Dec 2009
- Harbin Open 2009 · 8 Nov 2009
- Guangdong Open 2009 · 1 Oct 2009
- Beijing Summer Open 2009 · 16 Aug 2009
- Shanghai Weisuo Open 2009 · 9 Aug 2009
- Xi'an Open 2009 · 28 Jun 2009
- Duanwu Festival Open 2009 · 29 May 2009 — 1 personal best set
- Beijing Metropolis Open 2009 · 2 May 2009
- Qingming Festival Open 2009 · 6 Apr 2009
- Shijiazhuang Open 2009 · 15 Mar 2009
- Beijing Spring Open 2009 · 21 Feb 2009 — 1 personal best set
- Nanjing Open 2008 · 14 Dec 2008
- Beijing Fall Open 2008 · 2 Nov 2008 — 2 personal bests set
- Guangdong Open 2008 · 1 Oct 2008 — 3 personal bests set
- Shanghai Open 2008 · 30 Aug 2008 — 2 personal bests set
- Guangdong Open 2007 · 1 Oct 2007 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Luchen Zhang (张录辰) — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead 31 times
- Timothy Sun — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
- Fubo Wang (王富博) — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead 18 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.78 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 one-handed single — 15,318 people have one; it is 2.28 away.
Targets move as he improves.