People · China
Wentan Zhang (张文坦)
3×3 · top 7.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2014 · 2014ZHAN32
Wentan Zhang (张文坦) has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.16, set at China Championship 2019, puts him in the top 7.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,098th in China. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since July 2014, he has put 217 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 95% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.32 in July 2014 to 10.16, a 56% improvement. Wentan has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% 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 | 10.16 | 12.28 | top 7.9% | 3,098 / 28,153 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.64 | 8.43 | top 11.0% | 1,310 / 10,224 | |
| 4×4 | 40.35 | 45.82 | top 12.5% | 1,349 / 5,926 | |
| 2×2 | 3.04 | 4.19 | top 14.7% | 2,320 / 15,796 | |
| 5×5 | 1:21.74 | 1:33.16 | top 20.5% | 975 / 2,816 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.18 | 22.99 | top 20.9% | 2,085 / 5,922 | |
| Skewb | 7.08 | 9.84 | top 34.3% | 2,087 / 5,004 | |
| 6×6 | 3:34.16 | 3:44.20 | top 56.4% | 1,041 / 1,349 | |
| 7×7 | 5:37.36 | 6:03.30 | top 61.8% | 1,021 / 1,261 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 5:18.39 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,096 / 1,183 |
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
- 26 Jul 2019Three personal bests in one day at China Championship 2019.
- 6 Apr 2019Four personal bests in one day at Weihai Open 2019.
- 31 Mar 2019Five personal bests in one day at Qingdao Spring 2019.
- 1 Dec 2018Four personal bests in one day at Zibo Open 2018.
- 2 Aug 2015First sub-20 3×3: 14.93 at Shantou Open 2015.
- 2 Aug 2015First sub-15 3×3: 14.93 at Shantou Open 2015.
Competitions
- China Championship 2019 · 26 Jul 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Beijing Summer 2019 · 7 Jun 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Weihai Open 2019 · 6 Apr 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Qingdao Spring 2019 · 31 Mar 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Zibo Open 2018 · 1 Dec 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Shantou Open 2015 · 2 Aug 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Nantong Open 2014 · 19 Jul 2014
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.
- Yibo Wang (王奕博) — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Zhi Li (李志) — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead once
- Zhenyu Wang (王振宇) — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.16 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.64 away.
Targets move as he improves.