People · China
Youqian Zhang (张友前)
3×3 · top 16.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since June 2016 · 2016ZHAN82
Youqian Zhang (张友前) has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 12.78, set at WHU Rubik's Cube Days 2017, puts him in the top 16.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 6,538th in China. Across 5 competitions since June 2016, he has put 95 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 25% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.64 in June 2016 to 12.78, a 35% improvement. Youqian 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 | 12.78 | 15.75 | top 16.7% | 6,538 / 28,153 | |
| 4×4 | 51.41 | 56.09 | top 26.4% | 2,795 / 5,926 | |
| 2×2 | 4.68 | 6.23 | top 35.2% | 6,068 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:16.18 | — | early days — 2 solves | 565 / 1,183 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 29.87 | 32.44 | top 46.4% | 4,100 / 5,922 | |
| Skewb | 9.28 | 17.21 | top 50.4% | 2,845 / 5,004 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 41 moves | 48.00 | top 51.8% | 610 / 1,058 | |
| 5×5 | 2:06.34 | — | top 53.2% | 2,183 / 2,816 | |
| Megaminx | 2:38.78 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,500 / 1,678 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 2 of 2 cubes · 12:51 | — | early days — 1 solve | 184 / 278 | |
| Pyraminx | 12.62 | 14.71 | top 70.9% | 7,117 / 10,224 |
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
- 25 Nov 2017First sub-15 3×3: 12.78 at WHU Rubik's Cube Days 2017.
- 25 Nov 2017Three personal bests in one day at WHU Rubik's Cube Days 2017.
- 20 May 2017Three personal bests in one day at Wuhan NxN Open 2017.
- 18 Jun 2016First competition: Cube of Odd Numbers 2016. A 19.64 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- WHU Rubik's Cube Days 2017 · 25 Nov 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Wuhan NxN Open 2017 · 20 May 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Wuhan Chuyun Spring 2017 · 19 Mar 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Wuhan Open 2016 · 6 Nov 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Cube of Odd Numbers 2016 · 18 Jun 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.
- Yikang Chen (陈毅康) — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Baiqiang Dong (董百强) — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead once
- Shikai Jiang (江侍锴) — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.78 away.
- A sub-50 4×4 single — 20,746 people have one; it is 1.41 away.
Targets move as he improves.