People · China
Yuting Zhou (周宇霆)
Skewb · top 8.9% of 73,281 all-time · competing since August 2016 · 2016ZHOU24
Yuting Zhou (周宇霆) has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.70, set at Xuzhou Open 2018, puts him in the top 8.9% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 515th in China. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since August 2016, he has put 128 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His Pyraminx best has come down from 8.05 in August 2016 to 5.55, a 31% improvement. Yuting 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 3.70 | 5.92 | top 8.9% | 515 / 5,004 | |
| 3×3 | 12.03 | 14.26 | top 14.0% | 5,524 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 3.14 | 4.76 | top 15.9% | 2,538 / 15,796 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.55 | 6.70 | top 16.8% | 1,961 / 10,224 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.11 | 28.55 | top 29.1% | 2,831 / 5,922 | |
| 4×4 | 59.27 | 1:08.62 | top 35.7% | 3,526 / 5,926 |
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
- 17 Jun 2018Three personal bests in one day at Xuzhou Open 2018.
- 8 Jul 2017Three personal bests in one day at Changshu Open 2017.
- 1 Oct 2016First sub-15 3×3: 14.84 at Asian Championship 2016.
- 7 Aug 2016First competition: Linyi Open 2016. A 19.67 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Xuzhou Open 2018 · 17 Jun 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- China Championship 2017 · 28 Jul 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Changshu Open 2017 · 8 Jul 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Asian Championship 2016 · 1 Oct 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Linyi Open 2016 · 7 Aug 2016
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.
- Yinghao Wang (王鹰豪) — met in 24 rounds, never finished ahead
- Yunliang Zhang (张赟量) — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead once
- Hongbo Cui (崔鈜博) — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.70 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.03 away.
Targets move as he improves.