People · China
Shu Zhang (张树)
2×2 · top 8.9% of 186,767 all-time · competing since May 2016 · 2016ZHAN47
Shu Zhang (张树) has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.50, set at Chengdu Open 2019, puts him in the top 8.9% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,312th in China. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since May 2016, he has put 107 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 70% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 2×2 best has come down from 4.88 in May 2016 to 2.50, a 49% improvement. Shu 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.50 | 3.82 | top 8.9% | 1,312 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 | 10.89 | 12.95 | top 10.1% | 3,968 / 28,153 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:40.35 | — | early days — 1 solve | 880 / 1,183 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 29 Apr 2018Three personal bests in one day at Chengdu Open 2018.
- 29 Apr 2017First sub-15 3×3: 12.78 at Chengdu Open 2017.
- 29 Apr 2017Three personal bests in one day at Chengdu Open 2017.
- 1 May 2016First competition: Chengdu Open 2016. A 15.05 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Chengdu Open 2019 · 1 May 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Chengdu Winter Open 2018 · 24 Nov 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Chengdu Open 2018 · 29 Apr 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Chengdu Open 2017 · 29 Apr 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Chengdu Open 2016 · 1 May 2016
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.
- Jiazhou Li (李佳洲) — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Changxin Zhou (周长昕) — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Xinyan Liu (刘心妍) — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.50 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.89 away.
Targets move as he improves.