People · China
Yilin Zhao (赵一霖)
2×2 · top 11.4% of 186,767 all-time · competing since November 2017 · 2017ZHAO74
Yilin Zhao (赵一霖) has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.74, set at Linfen Open 2019, puts him in the top 11.4% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,748th in China. Across 12 competitions since November 2017, he has put 297 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 75% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 28.02 in November 2017 to 12.12, a 57% improvement. Yilin has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.74 | 5.56 | top 11.4% | 1,748 / 15,796 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.88 | 7.68 | top 12.4% | 1,487 / 10,224 | |
| 3×3 | 12.12 | 14.14 | top 14.3% | 5,634 / 28,153 | |
| Skewb | 6.92 | 9.69 | top 33.0% | 2,021 / 5,004 | |
| 4×4 | 1:00.28 | 1:17.63 | top 36.7% | 3,613 / 5,926 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 41.38 | — | early days — 3 solves | 5,211 / 5,922 |
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
- 7 Jul 2019Three personal bests in one day at Linfen Open 2019.
- 30 Jun 2019Four personal bests in one day at Shijiazhuang Open 2019.
- 6 Apr 2019First sub-15 3×3: 14.47 at Anyang Open 2019.
- 6 Apr 2019Five personal bests in one day at Anyang Open 2019.
- 16 Dec 2018Three personal bests in one day at Shijiazhuang Winter 2018.
- 29 Jul 2018First sub-20 3×3: 18.30 at Beijing Summer 2018.
Competitions
- Beijing Winter 2019 · 7 Dec 2019
- China Championship 2019 · 26 Jul 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Linfen Open 2019 · 7 Jul 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Shijiazhuang Open 2019 · 30 Jun 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Zhengzhou Open 2019 · 26 May 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Anyang Open 2019 · 6 Apr 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Shijiazhuang Winter 2018 · 16 Dec 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- China Championship 2018 · 2 Oct 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Beijing Summer 2018 · 29 Jul 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Shijiazhuang Open 2018 · 10 Jun 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Beijing Open 2018 · 30 Apr 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Shijiazhuang Open 2017 · 26 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.
- Hao Wang (王浩) — met in 48 rounds, finished ahead 16 times · head to head
- Zongyang Li (李宗阳) — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead once
- Hang Li (李航) — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.74 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.88 away.
Targets move as he improves.