People · China
Yuanzhao Kang (康远昭)
Pyraminx · top 4.9% of 129,321 all-time · competing since November 2010 · 2010KANG03
Yuanzhao Kang (康远昭) has been competing for 16 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.35, set at Asian Championship 2016, puts him in the top 4.9% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 582nd in China. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 21 competitions since November 2010, he has put 520 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 90% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 32.27 in November 2010 to 13.70, a 58% improvement. Yuanzhao has entered 21 competitions, more competitions than 97% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.35 | 5.86 | top 4.9% | 582 / 10,224 | |
| 2×2 | 3.40 | 5.83 | top 19.0% | 3,104 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 | 13.70 | 15.16 | top 19.9% | 7,731 / 28,153 | |
| Clock | 10.58 | 12.31 | top 28.0% | 648 / 1,843 | |
| 4×4 | 1:04.31 | 1:13.07 | top 41.0% | 3,946 / 5,926 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.66 | 29.79 | top 41.0% | 3,757 / 5,922 | |
| Skewb | 11.14 | 19.76 | top 61.6% | 3,344 / 5,004 | |
| 5×5 | 2:53.16 | 3:18.00 | top 75.8% | 2,637 / 2,816 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 64 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,059 / 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
- 8 Nov 2014Three personal bests in one day at Yangling Open 2014.
- 17 Nov 2013Three personal bests in one day at TUT 2013.
- 5 Aug 2012First sub-15 3×3: 14.91 at Guiyang Open 2012.
- 5 Aug 2012Three personal bests in one day at Guiyang Open 2012.
- 27 May 2012Four personal bests in one day at Tianjin Open 2012.
- 19 May 2012Three personal bests in one day at China Tourism Day 2012.
Competitions
- Tianjin Open 2016 · 12 Nov 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Asian Championship 2016 · 1 Oct 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Tangshan Open 2016 · 8 May 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Beijing Open 2015 · 24 Oct 2015
- Yangling Open 2014 · 8 Nov 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- Tianjin University Open 2014 · 7 Jun 2014
- TUT 2013 · 17 Nov 2013 — 3 personal bests set
- Beijing Winter 2012 · 24 Nov 2012 — 1 personal best set
- Beijing Summer 2012 · 12 Aug 2012 — 2 personal bests set
- Guiyang Open 2012 · 5 Aug 2012 — 3 personal bests set
- Tianjin Open 2012 · 27 May 2012 — 4 personal bests set
- PKU FM 2012 · 26 May 2012
- China Tourism Day 2012 · 19 May 2012 — 3 personal bests set
- Tianjin Open 2011 · 25 Dec 2011 — 5 personal bests set
- Human Rights Day 2011 · 10 Dec 2011 — 3 personal bests set
- China FM Beijing 2011 · 6 Nov 2011
- Beijing Summer Open 2011 · 31 Jul 2011 — 4 personal bests set
- Beijing Spring 2011 · 23 Apr 2011 — 7 personal bests set
- Beijing Winter 2011 · 15 Jan 2011 — 3 personal bests set
- Beijing No Cubes 2010 · 28 Nov 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- Tianjin Open 2010 · 21 Nov 2010
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.
- Yuxuan Wang (王宇轩) — met in 54 rounds, finished ahead 4 times · head to head
- Baiqiang Dong (董百强) — met in 49 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Hong Zhang (张宏) — met in 48 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.35 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.40 away.
Targets move as he improves.