People · China
Shuyuan Zhang (张书源)
3×3 · top 4.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2016 · 2016ZHAN32
Shuyuan Zhang (张书源) has been competing for 10 years. Her best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.85, set at Dalian Open 2018, puts her in the top 4.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,724th in China. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since April 2016, she has put 494 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, her 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 97% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. Her 3×3 best has come down from 12.91 in April 2016 to 8.85, a 31% improvement. Shuyuan has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% 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 | 8.85 | 10.08 | top 4.5% | 1,724 / 28,153 | |
| 4×4 | 33.17 | 36.33 | top 5.1% | 506 / 5,926 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 13.41 | 16.06 | top 5.1% | 467 / 5,922 | |
| 5×5 | 1:08.16 | 1:13.07 | top 10.3% | 513 / 2,816 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.80 | 6.05 | top 12.0% | 1,438 / 10,224 | |
| Megaminx | 1:04.51 | 1:10.90 | top 12.3% | 338 / 1,678 | |
| 2×2 | 3.63 | 4.06 | top 21.8% | 3,587 / 15,796 | |
| 7×7 | 3:38.60 | 3:55.95 | top 22.9% | 462 / 1,261 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:46.02 | — | top 28.6% | 390 / 1,183 | |
| 6×6 | 2:42.38 | 2:44.43 | early days — 3 solves | 687 / 1,349 | |
| Skewb | 7.18 | 8.80 | top 35.0% | 2,132 / 5,004 |
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
- 7 Jun 2019Six personal bests in one day at Beijing Summer 2019.
- 5 Aug 2018Four personal bests in one day at Shenyang Summer 2018.
- 27 May 2018Five personal bests in one day at Dalian Open 2018.
- 3 Dec 2017First sub-10 3×3: 9.65 at Dalian Winter 2017.
- 3 Dec 2017Three personal bests in one day at Dalian Winter 2017.
- 24 Jun 2017Six personal bests in one day at Beijing Open 2017.
Competitions
- Beijing Summer 2019 · 7 Jun 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- Dalian Spring 2019 · 21 Apr 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Shenyang New Year 2019 · 27 Jan 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Shenyang Summer 2018 · 5 Aug 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Shenyang Open 2018 · 23 Jun 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Dalian Open 2018 · 27 May 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Dalian Winter 2017 · 3 Dec 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Beijing Open 2017 · 24 Jun 2017 — 6 personal bests set
- Shenyang Winter 2016 · 11 Dec 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Asian Championship 2016 · 1 Oct 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Shenyang Open 2016 · 23 Apr 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 her.
- Sheng Cao (曹晟) — met in 75 rounds, finished ahead once
- Yezhen Han (韩业臻) — met in 53 rounds, finished ahead 26 times
- Shuo Zhao (赵硕) — met in 51 rounds, finished ahead 40 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.85 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 3.17 away.
Targets move as she improves.