People · China
Yu Zhou (周煜)
3×3 · top 21.5% of 288,433 all-time · competing since July 2017 · 2017ZHOU36
Yu Zhou (周煜) has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 14.12, set at Suzhou Open 2019, puts him in the top 21.5% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 8,421st in China. Across 9 competitions since July 2017, he has put 84 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.04 in July 2017 to 14.12, a 36% improvement. Yu has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% 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 | 14.12 | 18.09 | top 21.5% | 8,421 / 28,499 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.45 | 14.37 | top 31.6% | 3,517 / 10,269 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:01.79 | — | early days — 1 solve | 487 / 1,184 | |
| Skewb | 7.74 | 15.68 | top 39.4% | 2,366 / 5,030 | |
| 2×2 | 6.18 | 8.79 | top 52.8% | 9,077 / 15,939 | |
| 4×4 | 1:18.04 | — | top 54.3% | 4,822 / 5,999 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 37.69 | — | early days — 2 solves | 5,043 / 5,994 | |
| Clock | 20.49 | 23.68 | top 66.2% | 1,488 / 1,887 | |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 17:35.00 | — | early days — 1 solve | 141 / 149 |
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
- 4 Aug 2019First sub-15 3×3: 14.12 at Suzhou Open 2019.
- 20 Aug 2017First sub-20 3×3: 19.03 at Yangzhou Open 2017.
- 8 Jul 2017First competition: Changshu Open 2017. A 22.04 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Suzhou Open 2019 · 4 Aug 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- China Championship 2019 · 26 Jul 2019
- Suzhou Open 2018 · 5 Aug 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Wuxi Try to Get a Mean 2018 · 14 Jul 2018
- SJTU Open 2018 · 30 Jun 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Xuzhou Open 2018 · 17 Jun 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Yangzhou Open 2017 · 20 Aug 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Wuxi Open 2017 · 5 Aug 2017 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Chengyang Song (宋成阳) — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
- Xinyuan Fan (范歆远) — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
- Chenchang Yang (杨宸畅) — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 2.12 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 26,233 people have one; it is 1.45 away.
Targets move as he improves.