People · China
Yuchao Zhang (张昱超)
3×3 one-handed · top 15.8% of 73,695 all-time · competing since March 2018 · 2018ZHAN30
Yuchao Zhang (张昱超) has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3 one-handed: a personal-best single of 18.26, set at Hangzhou Open PM 2021, puts him in the top 15.8% of the 73,695 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,554th in China. Across 4 competitions since March 2018, he has put 90 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 24% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.67 in March 2018 to 13.30, a 20% improvement. Yuchao 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 one-handed | 18.26 | 22.34 | top 15.8% | 1,554 / 5,922 | |
| 3×3 | 13.30 | 14.82 | top 18.5% | 7,209 / 28,153 | |
| Square-1 | 17.09 | 26.74 | top 21.2% | 339 / 1,362 | |
| 4×4 | 54.98 | 57.78 | top 30.7% | 3,116 / 5,926 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:54.48 | — | top 31.5% | 443 / 1,183 | |
| 2×2 | 4.92 | 6.59 | top 38.3% | 6,611 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 4 of 4 cubes · 20:23 | — | early days — 1 solve | 116 / 278 | |
| Skewb | 8.95 | 11.89 | top 48.1% | 2,755 / 5,004 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.54 | 13.66 | top 64.2% | 6,522 / 10,224 | |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 13:49.00 | — | early days — 1 solve | 119 / 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
- 18 May 2019First sub-15 3×3: 13.30 at Hangzhou Open 2019.
- 10 Nov 2018Three personal bests in one day at Hangzhou Open 2018.
- 17 Mar 2018First competition: Hangzhou Spring 2018. A 16.67 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Hangzhou Open PM 2021 · 18 Apr 2021 — 1 personal best set
- Hangzhou Open 2019 · 18 May 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Hangzhou Open 2018 · 10 Nov 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Hangzhou Spring 2018 · 17 Mar 2018
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.
- Yifan Wang (王逸帆) — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Zhiyuan Ma (马之元) — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Shenghai Fang (方胜海) — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 5,987 people have one; it is 3.26 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.30 away.
Targets move as he improves.