People · China
Yizhou Zhang (张乂洲)
3×3 · top 3.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2016 · 2016ZHAY07
Yizhou Zhang (张乂洲) has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.11, set at China Championship 2018, puts him in the top 3.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,086th in China. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since October 2016, he has put 312 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one; 96% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.82 in October 2016 to 8.11, a 63% improvement. Yizhou has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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 | 8.11 | 10.88 | top 3.0% | 1,086 / 28,153 | |
| Skewb | 2.53 | 3.57 | top 3.0% | 158 / 5,004 | |
| 2×2 | 1.95 | 3.16 | top 4.4% | 597 / 15,796 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.87 | 4.86 | top 7.0% | 836 / 10,224 | |
| Clock | 6.37 | 7.62 | top 8.6% | 184 / 1,843 | |
| 4×4 | 40.50 | 45.21 | top 12.7% | 1,368 / 5,926 | |
| Square-1 | 14.55 | 19.05 | top 15.4% | 236 / 1,362 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.41 | 23.11 | top 19.0% | 1,895 / 5,922 | |
| 5×5 | 2:04.35 | — | early days — 2 solves | 2,147 / 2,816 | |
| Megaminx | 2:15.17 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,369 / 1,678 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 50 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 916 / 1,058 |
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
- 2 Oct 2018First sub-10 3×3: 8.11 at China Championship 2018.
- 2 Oct 2018Seven personal bests in one day at China Championship 2018.
- 5 Aug 2018Six personal bests in one day at Shenyang Summer 2018.
- 17 Sep 2017Five personal bests in one day at Beijing Ten Years Open 2017.
- 24 Jun 2017First sub-15 3×3: 12.16 at Beijing Open 2017.
- 24 Jun 2017Seven personal bests in one day at Beijing Open 2017.
Competitions
- Beijing Winter 2018 · 31 Dec 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- China Championship 2018 · 2 Oct 2018 — 7 personal bests set
- Shenyang Summer 2018 · 5 Aug 2018 — 6 personal bests set
- Cross-strait FMC 2018 · 4 Aug 2018
- Beijing Ten Years Open 2017 · 17 Sep 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- Beijing Open 2017 · 24 Jun 2017 — 7 personal bests set
- Shenyang Winter 2016 · 11 Dec 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Asian Championship 2016 · 1 Oct 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.
- Yunqi Ouyang (欧阳韵奇) — met in 57 rounds, finished ahead 26 times
- Xiang Meng (孟响) — met in 50 rounds, finished ahead 22 times
- Yuhao Sun (孙雨昊) — met in 41 rounds, finished ahead 21 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.11 away.
- A sub-2 Skewb single — 1,013 people have one; it is 0.53 away.
Targets move as he improves.