People · China
Tao Zhang (张涛)
3×3 · top 30.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2009 · 2009ZHAN03
Tao Zhang (张涛) has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 16.90, set at Shenyang Cubing Boxing Day 2010, puts him in the top 30.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 11,190th in China. Across 4 competitions since February 2009, he has put 35 official solves on the record across one event. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.44 in February 2009 to 16.90, a 31% improvement. Tao has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 16.90 | 18.51 | top 30.7% | 11,190 / 28,153 |
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
- 29 May 2009First sub-20 3×3: 19.66 at Duanwu Festival Open 2009.
- 29 May 2009Three personal bests in one day at Duanwu Festival Open 2009.
- 21 Feb 2009First competition: Beijing Spring Open 2009. A 24.44 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Shenyang Cubing Boxing Day 2010 · 26 Dec 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- Duanwu Festival Open 2009 · 29 May 2009 — 3 personal bests set
- Beijing Metropolis Open 2009 · 2 May 2009 — 1 personal best set
- Beijing Spring Open 2009 · 21 Feb 2009
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.
- Shenjia Zhang (张砷镓) — met in 7 rounds, never finished ahead
- Luchen Zhang (张录辰) — met in 6 rounds, never finished ahead
- Anjun Yu (于安君) — met in 4 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 1.90 away.
Targets move as he improves.