People · China
Wenwang Zhang (张文望)
3×3 · top 6.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2017 · 2017ZHAN63
Wenwang Zhang (张文望) has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.57, set at Hengyang Open 2019, puts him in the top 6.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,437th in China. Until November 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since May 2017, he has put 98 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.82 in May 2017 to 9.57, a 25% improvement. Wenwang has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 9.57 | 12.05 | top 6.3% | 2,437 / 28,153 | |
| 4×4 | 48.15 | 54.27 | top 22.3% | 2,407 / 5,926 | |
| 2×2 | 4.36 | 5.97 | top 31.1% | 5,326 / 15,796 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.72 | 12.51 | top 42.4% | 4,536 / 10,224 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 29.79 | 34.34 | top 46.2% | 4,085 / 5,922 | |
| Skewb | 14.59 | 23.17 | top 76.9% | 3,960 / 5,004 |
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
- 18 May 2019First sub-10 3×3: 9.61 at Hengyang Open 2019.
- 18 May 2019Five personal bests in one day at Hengyang Open 2019.
- 29 Apr 2018Three personal bests in one day at Changsha Xiangmo 2018.
- 6 May 2017First competition: Changsha Xiangmo 2017. A 12.82 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Hengyang Open 2019 · 18 May 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Changsha Xiangmo 2018 · 29 Apr 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Changsha Xiangmo 2017 · 6 May 2017
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.
- Jiajun Wu (吴佳骏) — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Xinyun Chen (陈新运) — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead once
- Baiqiang Dong (董百强) — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.57 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,180 people have one; it is 8.15 away.
Targets move as he improves.