People · China
Yixiang Zhong (钟翌翔)
3×3 · top 9.6% of 288,433 all-time · competing since May 2018 · 2018ZHON08
Yixiang Zhong (钟翌翔) has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.70, set at Longyan Open 2019, puts him in the top 9.6% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,827th in China. Until August 2006, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since May 2018, he has put 119 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 4 DNFs. His 2×2 best has come down from 8.68 in May 2018 to 3.13, a 64% improvement. Yixiang 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.70 | 12.34 | top 9.6% | 3,827 / 28,499 | |
| 2×2 | 3.13 | 4.38 | top 15.8% | 2,574 / 15,939 | |
| Skewb | 5.89 | 13.46 | top 25.0% | 1,563 / 5,030 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.52 | 9.06 | top 32.2% | 3,577 / 10,269 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.09 | 28.36 | top 37.2% | 3,533 / 5,994 | |
| 4×4 | 1:06.78 | 1:17.31 | top 43.8% | 4,189 / 5,999 | |
| Megaminx | 2:30.35 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,474 / 1,693 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 21 Jul 2019Four personal bests in one day at Longyan Open 2019.
- 4 May 2019Four personal bests in one day at Xiamen Open 2019.
- 9 Dec 2018First sub-15 3×3: 11.94 at Xiamen Open 2018.
- 5 Aug 2018First sub-20 3×3: 16.83 at Longyan Open 2018.
- 12 May 2018First competition: Fujian Championship 2018. A 23.53 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Longyan Open 2019 · 21 Jul 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Xiamen Open 2019 · 4 May 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Xiamen Open 2018 · 9 Dec 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Longyan Open 2018 · 5 Aug 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Fujian Championship 2018 · 12 May 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.
- Jianyan Ou (欧鉴言) — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead once
- Baiqiang Dong (董百强) — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Kunlei Xu (许坤垒) — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.70 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.13 away.
Targets move as he improves.