People · China
Yekai Zhu (朱业凯)
Skewb · top 21.6% of 73,281 all-time · competing since May 2016 · 2016ZHUY02
Yekai Zhu (朱业凯) has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 5.45, set at Shanghai Love in ECNU 2018, puts him in the top 21.6% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,350th in China. Across 5 competitions since May 2016, he has put 74 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 26.21 in May 2016 to 15.95, a 39% improvement. Yekai has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 5.45 | 6.60 | top 21.6% | 1,350 / 5,004 | |
| 3×3 | 15.95 | 17.06 | top 27.6% | 10,268 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 6.59 | 8.49 | top 56.9% | 9,623 / 15,796 | |
| Pyraminx | 12.22 | 17.91 | top 68.6% | 6,905 / 10,224 | |
| Clock | 32.82 | 46.44 | top 87.6% | 1,734 / 1,843 |
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
- 19 May 2018Four personal bests in one day at Shanghai Love in ECNU 2018.
- 20 Jan 2018First sub-20 3×3: 17.63 at Shanghai Winter 2018.
- 14 May 2016First competition: Shanghai Songjiang Open 2016. A 26.21 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- SJTU Open 2018 · 30 Jun 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Shanghai Love in ECNU 2018 · 19 May 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Shanghai Winter 2018 · 20 Jan 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- HDU Open 2017 · 18 Nov 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Shanghai Songjiang Open 2016 · 14 May 2016
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.
- Yinghao Wang (王鹰豪) — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
- Xulang Li (黎旭朗) — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Yang Xia (夏洋) — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-5 Skewb single — 13,285 people have one; it is 0.45 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 0.95 away.
Targets move as he improves.