People · China
Yifan Zhuang (庄一凡)
3×3 blindfolded · top 7.7% of 12,178 all-time · competing since August 2017 · 2017ZHUA02
Yifan Zhuang (庄一凡) has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3 blindfolded: a personal-best single of 43.05, set at Hangzhou Open 2018, puts him in the top 7.7% of the 12,178 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 125th in China. Until August 2009, no official 3×3 blindfolded solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since August 2017, he has put 90 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 33.62 in August 2017 to 13.57, a 60% improvement. Yifan has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% 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 blindfolded | 43.05 | 2:32.85 | top 7.7% | 125 / 1,183 | |
| 3×3 | 13.57 | 15.59 | top 19.5% | 7,556 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 3.90 | 5.05 | top 25.2% | 4,238 / 15,796 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.76 | 11.46 | top 25.9% | 2,914 / 10,224 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 4 of 4 cubes · 8:12 | — | early days — 1 solve | 115 / 278 | |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 8:11.59 | — | early days — 1 solve | 81 / 149 |
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
- 10 Nov 2018First sub-15 3×3: 13.57 at Hangzhou Open 2018.
- 10 Nov 2018Three personal bests in one day at Hangzhou Open 2018.
- 2 Jun 2018First sub-20 3×3: 16.28 at Lishui University Open 2018.
- 2 Jun 2018Three personal bests in one day at Lishui University Open 2018.
- 30 Apr 2018First sub-30 3×3: 22.76 at Nanjing Spring 2018.
- 30 Apr 2018Three personal bests in one day at Nanjing Spring 2018.
Competitions
- Hangzhou Open 2018 · 10 Nov 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Wuxi Try to Get a Mean 2018 · 14 Jul 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Lishui University Open 2018 · 2 Jun 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Shanghai Love in ECNU 2018 · 19 May 2018
- Nanjing Spring 2018 · 30 Apr 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Zhenjiang Open 2017 · 10 Dec 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Nanjing Autumn 2017 · 4 Nov 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Beijing Ten Years Open 2017 · 17 Sep 2017
- Yangzhou Open 2017 · 20 Aug 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.
- Yifan Wang (王逸帆) — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Shenghai Fang (方胜海) — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead once
- Yu Zhou (周煜) — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-40 3×3 blindfolded single — 826 people have one; it is 3.05 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.57 away.
Targets move as he improves.