People · China
Yu Zhou (周煜)
Pyraminx · top 6.8% of 129,321 all-time · competing since July 2017 · 2017YUZH03
Yu Zhou (周煜) has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.82, set at Lishui University Open 2018, puts him in the top 6.8% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 812th in China. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 15 competitions since July 2017, he has put 400 official solves on the record across 17 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 97% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 4.49 in July 2017 to 2.76, a 39% improvement. Yu has entered 15 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.82 | 6.94 | top 6.8% | 812 / 10,224 | |
| 4×4 | 36.59 | 40.93 | top 8.3% | 854 / 5,926 | |
| 3×3 | 10.68 | 12.57 | top 9.5% | 3,715 / 28,153 | |
| 5×5 | 1:07.19 | 1:13.03 | top 9.8% | 474 / 2,816 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.02 | 20.29 | top 10.3% | 1,003 / 5,922 | |
| 2×2 | 2.76 | 4.26 | top 11.6% | 1,782 / 15,796 | |
| Skewb | 4.38 | 5.52 | top 13.6% | 827 / 5,004 | |
| 7×7 | 3:29.75 | 3:40.33 | top 19.7% | 401 / 1,261 | |
| 6×6 | 2:19.66 | 2:22.27 | top 20.3% | 453 / 1,349 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:29.13 | 2:54.35 | top 22.7% | 314 / 1,183 | |
| Megaminx | 1:26.95 | 1:30.14 | top 26.2% | 804 / 1,678 | |
| Square-1 | 22.73 | 30.12 | top 34.1% | 576 / 1,362 | |
| Clock | 11.93 | 12.86 | top 34.6% | 825 / 1,843 | |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 8:31.27 | — | early days — 3 solves | 87 / 149 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 44 moves | 49.33 | top 62.5% | 737 / 1,058 | |
| 5×5 blindfolded | 21:48.00 | — | early days — 1 solve | 69 / 95 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 3 of 4 cubes · 31:07 | — | early days — 1 solve | 212 / 278 |
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
- 10 Nov 2018Seven personal bests in one day at Hangzhou Open 2018.
- 14 Jul 2018Three personal bests in one day at Wuxi Try to Get a Mean 2018.
- 2 Jun 2018Four personal bests in one day at Lishui University Open 2018.
- 21 Apr 2018Four personal bests in one day at Kunshan Open 2018.
- 17 Mar 2018Five personal bests in one day at Hangzhou Spring 2018.
- 20 Jan 2018Three personal bests in one day at Shanghai Winter 2018.
Competitions
- Hangzhou Open 2018 · 10 Nov 2018 — 7 personal bests set
- Wuxi Try to Get a Mean 2018 · 14 Jul 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Please Be Quiet Beijing 2018 · 30 Jun 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Lishui University Open 2018 · 2 Jun 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Shanghai Love in ECNU 2018 · 19 May 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Nanchang Summer Is Coming 2018 · 5 May 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Kunshan Open 2018 · 21 Apr 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- More Than One Cube 2018 · 31 Mar 2018
- Hangzhou Spring 2018 · 17 Mar 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Shanghai Winter 2018 · 20 Jan 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- FMC Asia 2017 · 9 Dec 2017
- Nanjing Autumn 2017 · 4 Nov 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Hefei Open 2017 · 5 Oct 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Yangzhou Open 2017 · 20 Aug 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Changshu Open 2017 · 8 Jul 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.
- Shenghai Fang (方胜海) — met in 58 rounds, finished ahead 20 times
- Yunqi Ouyang (欧阳韵奇) — met in 52 rounds, finished ahead 18 times
- Yifan Wang (王逸帆) — met in 45 rounds, finished ahead 32 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.82 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 6.59 away.
Targets move as he improves.