People · China
Wenshun Zhou (周文舜)
3×3 · top 7.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2013 · 2013WENS01
Wenshun Zhou (周文舜) has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.92, set at Puget Sound Spring 2016, puts him in the top 7.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,816th in China. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 22 competitions since February 2013, he has put 488 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 8% around a typical one, steadier than 99% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.33 in February 2013 to 9.92, a 31% improvement. Wenshun has entered 22 competitions, more competitions than 97% 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 | 9.92 | 11.87 | top 7.2% | 2,816 / 28,153 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.39 | 19.64 | top 11.1% | 1,085 / 5,922 | |
| 4×4 | 43.09 | 49.96 | top 15.9% | 1,722 / 5,926 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:25.28 | 1:30.91 | top 21.4% | 293 / 1,183 | |
| Megaminx | 1:30.11 | 1:48.18 | top 28.2% | 854 / 1,678 | |
| 2×2 | 4.22 | 5.18 | top 29.3% | 5,017 / 15,796 | |
| 5×5 | 1:35.29 | 1:37.53 | top 31.7% | 1,436 / 2,816 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 5 of 5 cubes · 42:08 | — | top 37.8% | 107 / 278 | |
| 6×6 | 3:29.23 | 3:33.91 | top 54.4% | 1,007 / 1,349 | |
| 7×7 | 5:39.53 | 5:44.98 | top 62.4% | 1,032 / 1,261 | |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 12:07.00 | — | top 67.1% | 112 / 149 | |
| 5×5 blindfolded | 36:33.00 | — | early days — 1 solve | 92 / 95 |
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
- 16 Apr 2016First sub-10 3×3: 9.92 at Puget Sound Spring 2016.
- 21 Nov 2015Three personal bests in one day at PDX Cubing Beta 2015.
- 6 Jun 2015Three personal bests in one day at Guangzhou SYSU Open 2015.
- 2 May 2015Six personal bests in one day at Cube of Prime Numbers 2015.
- 22 Feb 2014Four personal bests in one day at Singapore Rubik's Cube Competition 2014.
- 23 Feb 2013First competition: Singapore Rubik's Cube Competition 2013. A 14.33 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- CubingUSA Western Championship 2019 · 22 Jun 2019
- Another Bruin Cube Day 2019 · 12 Jan 2019 — 1 personal best set
- LA Blind Cube Day 2018 · 3 Nov 2018 — 1 personal best set
- A Bruin Cube Day 2018 · 19 May 2018
- Newport Fall 2017 · 7 Oct 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Rose City 2017 · 20 May 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Keep Portland Weird 2017 · 4 Mar 2017
- Puget Sound Winter 2017 · 25 Feb 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- PDX Cubing for Dougy 2016 · 19 Nov 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Puget Sound Fall 2016 · 15 Oct 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- US Nationals 2016 · 29 Jul 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Puget Sound Spring 2016 · 16 Apr 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- PDX Cubing Alpha 2016 · 5 Mar 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Keep Portland Quiet 2016 · 17 Jan 2016 — 1 personal best set
- PDX Cubing Beta 2015 · 21 Nov 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Keep Portland Weird 2015 · 19 Sep 2015
- Guangzhou SYSU Open 2015 · 6 Jun 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Cube of Prime Numbers 2015 · 2 May 2015 — 6 personal bests set
- Guangzhou New Year's Cube Day 2015 · 1 Jan 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Singapore Rubik's Cube Competition 2014 · 22 Feb 2014 — 4 personal bests set
- Singapore Special Rubik's Cube Competition 2013 · 14 Sep 2013
- Singapore Rubik's Cube Competition 2013 · 23 Feb 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.
- Kit Clement — met in 60 rounds, finished ahead 41 times
- Tyler Halgren — met in 52 rounds, finished ahead 22 times
- Matthew Dickman — met in 50 rounds, finished ahead 46 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.92 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 5,987 people have one; it is 1.39 away.
Targets move as he improves.