People · China
Ying Zhang (张赢)
Pyraminx · top 16.7% of 129,321 all-time · competing since November 2017 · 2017ZHAY32
Ying Zhang (张赢) has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 5.54, set at Tianjin Summer Open 2018, puts him in the top 16.7% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,955th in China. Across 5 competitions since November 2017, he has put 80 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.25 in November 2017 to 16.69, a 25% improvement. Ying 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 5.54 | 7.77 | top 16.7% | 1,955 / 10,224 | |
| Skewb | 6.42 | 9.03 | top 29.1% | 1,795 / 5,004 | |
| 3×3 | 16.69 | 18.94 | top 30.0% | 10,999 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 5.08 | 6.17 | top 40.3% | 6,975 / 15,796 | |
| Megaminx | 2:23.43 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,427 / 1,678 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 44 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 737 / 1,058 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 40.83 | 58.94 | top 66.5% | 5,183 / 5,922 | |
| 5×5 | 2:43.22 | — | early days — 2 solves | 2,589 / 2,816 |
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
- 30 Apr 2018First sub-20 3×3: 17.79 at Beijing Open 2018.
- 30 Apr 2018Three personal bests in one day at Beijing Open 2018.
- 26 Nov 2017First competition: Shijiazhuang Open 2017. A 22.25 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Please Be Quiet Beijing 2018 · 30 Jun 2018
- Tianjin Summer Open 2018 · 24 Jun 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Tangshan Open 2018 · 17 Jun 2018
- Beijing Open 2018 · 30 Apr 2018 — 3 personal bests 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.
- Haoguang Lyu (吕浩光) — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Jitao Zhu (朱继涛) — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead once
- Zaiyang Zhang (张在旸) — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.54 away.
- A sub-6 Skewb single — 18,841 people have one; it is 0.42 away.
Targets move as he improves.