People · China
Yuyang Zhang (张裕阳)
2×2 · top 8.0% of 189,179 all-time · competing since December 2009 · 2009ZHAN65
Yuyang Zhang (张裕阳) has been competing for 17 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.40, set at Suzhou Open 2014, puts him in the top 8.0% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,173rd in China. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 17 competitions since December 2009, he has put 380 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 56% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.96 in December 2009 to 12.51, a 50% improvement. Yuyang has entered 17 competitions, more competitions than 96% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.40 | 5.99 | top 8.0% | 1,173 / 15,939 | |
| 3×3 | 12.51 | 14.10 | top 15.7% | 6,285 / 28,499 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.33 | 11.82 | top 30.6% | 3,416 / 10,269 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.32 | 27.83 | top 32.5% | 3,175 / 5,994 | |
| 4×4 | 1:10.36 | 1:24.79 | top 47.3% | 4,416 / 5,999 | |
| 5×5 | 1:59.30 | 2:18.00 | top 49.0% | 2,103 / 2,857 | |
| Square-1 | 41.31 | 49.09 | top 67.0% | 1,119 / 1,373 | |
| Skewb | 17.99 | 34.56 | top 86.2% | 4,326 / 5,030 | |
| 6×6 | 5:54.86 | 6:44.92 | early days — 3 solves | 1,340 / 1,363 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 57 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,041 / 1,071 |
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
- 10 Nov 2012Four personal bests in one day at Suzhou Open 2012.
- 25 Mar 2012Six personal bests in one day at Nanjing Spring 2012.
- 14 May 2011Four personal bests in one day at Nanjing Spring 2011.
- 23 Jan 2011Four personal bests in one day at Changzhou Spring Festival Open 2011.
- 5 Dec 2010First sub-15 3×3: 14.28 at Nanjing Winter Open 2010.
- 5 Dec 2010Five personal bests in one day at Nanjing Winter Open 2010.
Competitions
- China Championship 2015 · 2 Oct 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Suzhou Open 2014 · 12 Jul 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Shanghai Spring 2014 · 2 Mar 2014
- Wuxi Open 2013 · 17 Aug 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- NUAA Open 2013 · 12 May 2013
- Shanghai Maritime Open 2013 · 20 Apr 2013
- Suzhou Open 2012 · 10 Nov 2012 — 4 personal bests set
- Shanghai Summer 2012 · 21 Jul 2012
- Nanjing Spring 2012 · 25 Mar 2012 — 6 personal bests set
- Nanjing Autumn 2011 · 30 Oct 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Nanjing Spring 2011 · 14 May 2011 — 4 personal bests set
- Changzhou Spring Festival Open 2011 · 23 Jan 2011 — 4 personal bests set
- Nanjing Winter Open 2010 · 5 Dec 2010 — 5 personal bests set
- Shanghai Open 2010 · 14 Aug 2010 — 4 personal bests set
- Nanjing Spring Open 2010 · 25 Apr 2010 — 3 personal bests set
- Shanghai Winter Cubing Festival 2010 · 7 Feb 2010 — 3 personal bests set
- Nanjing Open 2009 · 6 Dec 2009
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.
- Congbiao Jiang (蒋丛骉) — met in 80 rounds, finished ahead 14 times · head to head
- Jiajun Li (李嘉俊) — met in 69 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Yinghao Wang (王鹰豪) — met in 61 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.40 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 0.51 away.
Targets move as he improves.