People · China
Shuo Zhao (赵硕)
Pyraminx · top 3.0% of 129,321 all-time · competing since May 2017 · 2017ZHAO15
Shuo Zhao (赵硕) has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 2.79, set at NEU Open 2019, puts him in the top 3.0% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 348th in China. Until October 2010, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 16 competitions since May 2017, he has put 599 official solves on the record across 14 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 90% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.86 in May 2017 to 11.80, a 34% improvement. Shuo has entered 16 competitions, more competitions than 96% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 2.79 | 4.61 | top 3.0% | 348 / 10,224 | |
| 2×2 | 2.51 | 5.34 | top 9.0% | 1,330 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 | 11.80 | 14.99 | top 13.2% | 5,209 / 28,153 | |
| Skewb | 5.10 | 7.39 | top 18.9% | 1,178 / 5,004 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.02 | 23.82 | top 20.5% | 2,046 / 5,922 | |
| Megaminx | 1:18.18 | 1:27.98 | top 20.6% | 620 / 1,678 | |
| 4×4 | 49.51 | 55.66 | top 24.1% | 2,567 / 5,926 | |
| Square-1 | 24.65 | 36.74 | top 38.4% | 657 / 1,362 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:27.15 | — | top 42.3% | 612 / 1,183 | |
| 5×5 | 1:55.05 | 1:59.20 | top 46.0% | 1,983 / 2,816 | |
| 7×7 | 5:02.00 | 5:29.28 | top 51.2% | 899 / 1,261 | |
| Clock | 18.48 | 19.59 | top 60.2% | 1,366 / 1,843 | |
| 6×6 | 3:51.49 | 3:56.19 | top 62.7% | 1,109 / 1,349 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 50 moves | 54.67 | top 79.2% | 916 / 1,058 |
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
- 16 Dec 2018Four personal bests in one day at Shijiazhuang Winter 2018.
- 10 Nov 2018Four personal bests in one day at Hangzhou Open 2018.
- 27 Oct 2018Seven personal bests in one day at Xi'an Open 2018.
- 23 Jun 2018First sub-15 3×3: 14.31 at Shenyang Open 2018.
- 23 Jun 2018Three personal bests in one day at Shenyang Open 2018.
- 18 Jun 2018Three personal bests in one day at Changchun Open 2018.
Competitions
- NEU Open 2019 · 15 Dec 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Shenyang Open 2019 · 30 Jun 2019
- Dalian Spring 2019 · 21 Apr 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Shenyang New Year 2019 · 27 Jan 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Shijiazhuang Winter 2018 · 16 Dec 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Hangzhou Open 2018 · 10 Nov 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Xi'an Open 2018 · 27 Oct 2018 — 7 personal bests set
- Shenyang Summer 2018 · 5 Aug 2018
- Cross-strait FMC 2018 · 4 Aug 2018
- Shenyang Open 2018 · 23 Jun 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Changchun Open 2018 · 18 Jun 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Dalian Open 2018 · 27 May 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Beijing Open 2018 · 30 Apr 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Fushun Open 2018 · 28 Jan 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Dalian Winter 2017 · 3 Dec 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Shenyang Spring 2017 · 13 May 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.
- Sheng Cao (曹晟) — met in 86 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Chuhe Fang (方楚贺) — met in 63 rounds, finished ahead 4 times · head to head
- Yezhen Han (韩业臻) — met in 59 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.79 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.51 away.
Targets move as he improves.