People · China
Shiwei Zhang (张世玮)
3×3 · top 15.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2009 · 2009ZHAN63
Shiwei Zhang (张世玮) has been competing for 17 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 12.33, set at Hefei Open 2013, puts him in the top 15.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 5,904th in China. Across 5 competitions since December 2009, he has put 50 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 30.75 in December 2009 to 12.33, a 60% improvement. Shiwei 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 | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 12.33 | 17.55 | top 15.0% | 5,904 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 4.62 | 6.01 | top 34.5% | 5,924 / 15,796 | |
| 4×4 | 1:27.77 | — | early days — 2 solves | 5,114 / 5,926 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 43.53 | 58.19 | top 70.0% | 5,333 / 5,922 |
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
- 20 Apr 2013First sub-20 3×3: 16.17 at Shanghai Maritime Open 2013.
- 20 Apr 2013First sub-15 3×3: 13.88 at Shanghai Maritime Open 2013.
- 7 Feb 2010First sub-30 3×3: 23.83 at Shanghai Winter Cubing Festival 2010.
- 6 Dec 2009First competition: Nanjing Open 2009. A 30.75 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Hefei Open 2013 · 27 Jul 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- Shanghai Maritime Open 2013 · 20 Apr 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- Nanjing Spring Open 2010 · 25 Apr 2010
- Shanghai Winter Cubing Festival 2010 · 7 Feb 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- Nanjing Open 2009 · 6 Dec 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.
- Yinghao Wang (王鹰豪) — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead once
- Jiawen Wu (吴嘉文) — met in 8 rounds, never finished ahead
- Lin Chen (陈霖) — met in 7 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.33 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.62 away.
Targets move as he improves.