People · China
Wangkang Zhu (朱旺康)
Skewb · top 2.2% of 73,281 all-time · competing since November 2016 · 2016ZHUW02
Wangkang Zhu (朱旺康) has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 2.28, set at Luoyang Spring 2024, puts him in the top 2.2% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 107th in China. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since November 2016, he has put 414 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 79% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.96 in November 2016 to 7.85, a 34% improvement. Wangkang has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 2.28 | 3.77 | top 2.2% | 107 / 5,004 | |
| 3×3 | 7.85 | 8.87 | top 2.5% | 918 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 1.96 | 2.56 | top 4.5% | 606 / 15,796 | |
| 4×4 | 33.09 | 35.08 | top 5.0% | 497 / 5,926 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.59 | 5.33 | top 5.8% | 692 / 10,224 | |
| 5×5 | 1:04.92 | 1:10.80 | top 8.3% | 395 / 2,816 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.12 | 19.61 | top 10.5% | 1,026 / 5,922 | |
| Megaminx | 1:03.84 | 1:08.96 | top 12.0% | 326 / 1,678 | |
| Square-1 | 14.05 | 17.82 | top 14.3% | 215 / 1,362 | |
| 6×6 | 2:28.16 | 2:34.04 | early days — 3 solves | 531 / 1,349 |
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
- 10 Mar 2024Three personal bests in one day at Luoyang Spring 2024.
- 13 Apr 2019Seven personal bests in one day at Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2019.
- 27 Oct 2018First sub-10 3×3: 9.26 at Xi'an Open 2018.
- 27 Oct 2018Five personal bests in one day at Xi'an Open 2018.
- 2 Apr 2017Six personal bests in one day at Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2017.
- 27 Nov 2016First competition: XJTU Open 2016. A 12.44 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Xi'an Open 2024 · 3 Aug 2024
- Chengdu Summer 2024 · 20 Jul 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2024 · 5 Apr 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Luoyang Spring 2024 · 10 Mar 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2019 · 13 Apr 2019 — 7 personal bests set
- Xi'an Open 2018 · 27 Oct 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- China Championship 2017 · 28 Jul 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2017 · 2 Apr 2017 — 6 personal bests set
- Xi'an New Year 2017 · 2 Jan 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- XJTU Open 2016 · 27 Nov 2016 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Kaiyang Gao (高凯阳) — met in 58 rounds, finished ahead 48 times
- Pengcheng Wang (王鹏程) — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Bo Wang (王擘) — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Skewb single — 1,013 people have one; it is 0.28 away.
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.85 away.
Targets move as he improves.