People · China
Yaodong Zhang (张耀东)
3×3 one-handed · top 7.0% of 73,695 all-time · competing since September 2018 · 2018ZHAY33
Yaodong Zhang (张耀东) has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3 one-handed: a personal-best single of 14.44, set at Dongguan Spring 2019, puts him in the top 7.0% of the 73,695 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 673rd in China. Until September 2008, no official 3×3 one-handed solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since September 2018, he has put 64 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. Yaodong has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 one-handed | 14.44 | 20.42 | top 7.0% | 673 / 5,922 | |
| 3×3 | 10.35 | 11.34 | top 8.5% | 3,327 / 28,153 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 49.71 | — | top 9.8% | 152 / 1,183 | |
| 2×2 | 5.16 | 7.03 | top 41.3% | 7,147 / 15,796 |
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
- 21 Apr 2019Four personal bests in one day at Dongguan Spring 2019.
- 22 Sep 2018First competition: Dongguan Mid-Autumn Festival 2018. A 11.34 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Jieyang Open 2019 · 11 Aug 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Dongguan Spring 2019 · 21 Apr 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Shantou Open 2018 · 28 Oct 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Dongguan Mid-Autumn Festival 2018 · 22 Sep 2018
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.
- Xusheng Hong (洪旭升) — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Ming Zheng (郑鸣) — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Zhihong Huang (黄志鸿) — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 one-handed single — 2,187 people have one; it is 2.44 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.35 away.
Targets move as he improves.