People · China
Shuo Zhang (张朔)
Megaminx · top 7.8% of 34,786 all-time · competing since September 2017 · 2017ZHAS07
Shuo Zhang (张朔) has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the Megaminx: a personal-best single of 55.75, set at Tianjin Summer Open 2018, puts him in the top 7.8% of the 34,786 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 187th in China. Until April 2010, no official Megaminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since September 2017, he has put 56 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 8% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. Shuo 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Megaminx | 55.75 | 1:07.06 | top 7.8% | 187 / 1,678 | |
| 3×3 | 10.90 | 12.62 | top 10.2% | 3,983 / 28,153 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.23 | 22.92 | top 18.4% | 1,842 / 5,922 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:11.93 | — | early days — 2 solves | 773 / 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, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 17 Sep 2017First competition: Beijing Ten Years Open 2017. A 11.41 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Tianjin Summer Open 2018 · 24 Jun 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Beijing Open 2018 · 30 Apr 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Beijing Ten Years Open 2017 · 17 Sep 2017
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.
- Yunke Zhang (张云柯) — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ruimin Yan (颜瑞民) — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Chenhao Ma (马晨皓) — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-50 Megaminx single — 1,776 people have one; it is 5.75 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.90 away.
Targets move as he improves.