People · China
Wei Zhou (周威)
3×3 · top 30.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2011 · 2011ZHOU02
Wei Zhou (周威) has been competing for 15 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 16.81, set at Nanjing Winter 2012, puts him in the top 30.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 11,113th in China. Across 6 competitions since July 2011, he has put 110 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.83 in July 2011 to 16.81, a 29% improvement. Wei has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 16.81 | 20.27 | top 30.4% | 11,113 / 28,153 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 30.90 | 36.46 | top 48.6% | 4,242 / 5,922 | |
| 2×2 | 5.85 | 7.32 | top 49.3% | 8,437 / 15,796 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.30 | 13.30 | top 55.4% | 5,763 / 10,224 | |
| 4×4 | 1:24.83 | 1:36.23 | top 59.7% | 5,018 / 5,926 |
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
- 25 Nov 2012Six personal bests in one day at Nanjing Winter 2012.
- 5 Aug 2012First sub-20 3×3: 19.61 at Hefei Summer 2012.
- 5 Aug 2012Five personal bests in one day at Hefei Summer 2012.
- 25 Mar 2012Four personal bests in one day at Nanjing Spring 2012.
- 10 Mar 2012Six personal bests in one day at Hefei Spring 2012.
- 20 Nov 2011Three personal bests in one day at Zhengzhou Autumn 2011.
Competitions
- Nanjing Winter 2012 · 25 Nov 2012 — 6 personal bests set
- Hefei Summer 2012 · 5 Aug 2012 — 5 personal bests set
- Nanjing Spring 2012 · 25 Mar 2012 — 4 personal bests set
- Hefei Spring 2012 · 10 Mar 2012 — 6 personal bests set
- Zhengzhou Autumn 2011 · 20 Nov 2011 — 3 personal bests set
- Hefei After Term Open 2011 · 16 Jul 2011
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.
- Chunyu Zhang (张春雨) — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Yunfa Cao (曹云发) — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Shuai Liu (刘帅) — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 1.81 away.
- A sub-30 3×3 one-handed single — 34,382 people have one; it is 0.90 away.
Targets move as he improves.