People · Canada
Steven Shijia Zhang
2×2 · top 14.6% of 186,767 all-time · competing since October 2016 · 2016ZHAS03
Steven Shijia Zhang has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.03, set at Vancouver Open Winter 2017, puts him in the top 14.6% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 977th in Canada. Across 3 competitions since October 2016, he has put 50 official solves on the record across seven events. His 3×3 best has come down from 30.91 in October 2016 to 23.08, a 25% improvement. Steven 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 | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.03 | 6.08 | top 14.6% | 977 / 7,173 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.36 | 16.05 | top 47.9% | 2,258 / 4,858 | |
| 3×3 | 23.08 | 25.98 | top 48.1% | 4,932 / 10,392 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 32.42 | 38.42 | top 52.1% | 1,210 / 2,620 | |
| 4×4 | 1:35.07 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,930 / 3,118 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:23.55 | — | early days — 1 solve | 256 / 351 | |
| Skewb | 16.69 | 21.33 | top 83.2% | 2,447 / 2,907 |
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 Jan 2017First sub-30 3×3: 23.44 at Vancouver Open Winter 2017.
- 7 Jan 2017Three personal bests in one day at Vancouver Open Winter 2017.
- 15 Oct 2016First competition: Vancouver Fall 2016. A 30.91 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Vancouver Open Summer 2017 · 10 Jun 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Vancouver Open Winter 2017 · 7 Jan 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Vancouver Fall 2016 · 15 Oct 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.
- Ryan Kao — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead twice
- John Linder — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead once
- Ethan Rusnak — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.03 away.
- A sub-8 Pyraminx single — 46,752 people have one; it is 1.36 away.
Targets move as he improves.