People · China
Yue Zhang (张悦)
Pyraminx · top 2.1% of 129,321 all-time · competing since November 2017 · 2017ZHAY27
Yue Zhang (张悦) has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 2.45, set at Shandong Open 2019, puts him in the top 2.1% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 250th in China. Until January 2011, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since November 2017, he has put 160 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His Pyraminx best has come down from 4.63 in November 2017 to 2.45, a 47% improvement. Yue 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 2.45 | 4.39 | top 2.1% | 250 / 10,224 | |
| 2×2 | 2.11 | 3.66 | top 5.5% | 770 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 | 10.65 | 13.00 | top 9.4% | 3,685 / 28,153 | |
| Skewb | 4.49 | 5.90 | top 14.4% | 880 / 5,004 | |
| 4×4 | 45.48 | 56.07 | top 18.9% | 2,056 / 5,926 | |
| 5×5 | 1:31.57 | 1:35.50 | top 28.6% | 1,306 / 2,816 |
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, Pyraminx. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 4 Oct 2019Three personal bests in one day at Shandong Open 2019.
- 26 Jul 2019First sub-15 3×3: 10.65 at China Championship 2019.
- 2 Oct 2018First sub-20 3×3: 17.29 at China Championship 2018.
- 2 Oct 2018Four personal bests in one day at China Championship 2018.
- 18 Nov 2017First competition: Jinan Open 2017. A 20.45 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Shandong Open 2019 · 4 Oct 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- China Championship 2019 · 26 Jul 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Heze Open 2019 · 21 Jul 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- China Championship 2018 · 2 Oct 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Jinan Open 2017 · 18 Nov 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.
- Chenghao Guo (国成浩) — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
- Aolin Tang (唐奥林) — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Sheng Cao (曹晟) — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.45 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.11 away.
Targets move as he improves.