People · China
Xin Zhang (张鑫)
2×2 · top 5.9% of 186,767 all-time · competing since November 2017 · 2017ZHAX10
Xin Zhang (张鑫) has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.16, set at China Championship 2019, puts him in the top 5.9% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 831st in China. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 2 competitions since November 2017, he has put 36 official solves on the record across four events. His 2×2 best has come down from 5.16 in November 2017 to 2.16, a 58% improvement. Xin has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.16 | 4.16 | top 5.9% | 831 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 | 12.00 | 13.64 | top 13.9% | 5,491 / 28,153 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.96 | 12.77 | top 44.4% | 4,730 / 10,224 | |
| Skewb | 8.59 | — | early days — 3 solves | 2,654 / 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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 26 Jul 2019First sub-15 3×3: 14.36 at China Championship 2019.
- 26 Jul 2019Four personal bests in one day at China Championship 2019.
- 11 Nov 2017First competition: Nanchang Open 2017. A 19.03 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- China Championship 2019 · 26 Jul 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Nanchang Open 2017 · 11 Nov 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.
- Minjie Huang (黄敏杰) — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Yuanxian Huang (黄远宪) — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Yao Hou (侯尧) — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.16 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 2.00 away.
Targets move as he improves.