People · China
Wenshao Zhong (钟文韶)
3×3 · top 8.1% of 288,433 all-time · competing since May 2013 · 2013ZHON01
Wenshao Zhong (钟文韶) has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.20, set at Naperville Winter A 2022, puts him in the top 8.1% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,230th in China. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since May 2013, he has put 239 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 70% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.86 in May 2013 to 10.20, a 43% improvement. Wenshao has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% 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 | 10.20 | 12.90 | top 8.1% | 3,230 / 28,499 | |
| 4×4 | 46.76 | 52.76 | top 20.6% | 2,254 / 5,999 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.74 | 26.94 | top 25.4% | 2,535 / 5,994 | |
| 5×5 | 1:42.24 | 1:56.54 | top 37.1% | 1,706 / 2,857 | |
| 2×2 | 4.83 | 5.94 | top 37.2% | 6,490 / 15,939 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.39 | 12.48 | top 39.6% | 4,311 / 10,269 | |
| Clock | 20.80 | 22.15 | top 67.1% | 1,498 / 1,887 |
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
- 17 Dec 2022Three personal bests in one day at Naperville Winter A 2022.
- 2 Jan 2016First sub-15 3×3: 13.78 at Shenzhen New Year 2016.
- 1 May 2013First competition: Guangzhou Rubik's Cube Day 2013. A 17.86 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Evanston Fall 2023 · 21 Oct 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Get to Work Chicagoland 2023 · 2 Sep 2023
- Bothell Summer 2023 · 8 Jul 2023 — 1 personal best set
- UIUC Spring 2023 · 1 Apr 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Naperville Winter A 2022 · 17 Dec 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- NxNaperville 2022 · 16 Jul 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Shenzhen Nanshan 2018 · 18 Nov 2018
- Shenzhen Open 2017 · 3 Dec 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Hong Kong Cube Day 2017 · 25 Feb 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Shenzhen New Year 2016 · 2 Jan 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Guangzhou CCSA Championship 2013 · 22 Jul 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Guangzhou Rubik's Cube Day 2013 · 1 May 2013
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.
- Ant Irizarry — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Ashley Gray — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Jacob Turrubiartes — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.20 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,370 people have one; it is 6.76 away.
Targets move as he improves.