People · China
Yongle Zhang (张咏乐)
3×3 · top 7.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2015 · 2015ZHAN50
Yongle Zhang (张咏乐) has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.98, set at Shenzhen Open 2018, puts him in the top 7.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,888th in China. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since July 2015, he has put 80 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.68 in July 2015 to 9.98, a 15% improvement. Yongle has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 9.98 | 12.10 | top 7.4% | 2,888 / 28,153 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.44 | 22.16 | top 11.2% | 1,099 / 5,922 | |
| 4×4 | 45.22 | 53.42 | top 18.6% | 2,015 / 5,926 | |
| 2×2 | 3.51 | 5.84 | top 20.3% | 3,336 / 15,796 | |
| Skewb | 12.11 | 14.34 | top 66.5% | 3,549 / 5,004 |
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
- 21 Jul 2018First sub-10 3×3: 9.98 at Shenzhen Open 2018.
- 20 Nov 2016Three personal bests in one day at Zhenjiang Open 2016.
- 12 Jul 2015First competition: Shenzhen Open 2015. A 11.68 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Shenzhen Open 2018 · 21 Jul 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Zhenjiang Open 2017 · 10 Dec 2017
- Zhenjiang Open 2016 · 20 Nov 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Shenzhen Open 2015 · 12 Jul 2015
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.
- Ming Zheng (郑鸣) — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Shengjie Wang (王圣杰) — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead once
- Xiaobin Rui (芮晓彬) — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.98 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 5,987 people have one; it is 1.44 away.
Targets move as he improves.