People · China
Zetao Zhou (周泽涛)
2×2 · top 9.6% of 186,767 all-time · competing since April 2018 · 2018ZHOU31
Zetao Zhou (周泽涛) has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.57, set at Guangdong Open 2018, puts him in the top 9.6% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,445th in China. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since April 2018, he has put 87 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His Pyraminx best has come down from 8.45 in April 2018 to 4.99, a 41% improvement. Zetao 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.57 | 4.88 | top 9.6% | 1,445 / 15,796 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.99 | 6.74 | top 13.1% | 1,555 / 10,224 | |
| 3×3 | 13.96 | 17.98 | top 20.8% | 8,046 / 28,153 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.74 | 31.35 | top 41.3% | 3,775 / 5,922 | |
| 4×4 | 1:12.45 | — | early days — 3 solves | 4,463 / 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
- 28 Oct 2018First sub-15 3×3: 13.96 at Shantou Open 2018.
- 28 Oct 2018Three personal bests in one day at Shantou Open 2018.
- 30 Apr 2018First competition: Guangdong Open 2018. A 18.12 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Jieyang Winter 2019 · 27 Jan 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Shantou Open 2018 · 28 Oct 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Meizhou Open 2018 · 5 Aug 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Guangdong Open 2018 · 30 Apr 2018 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Yexin Cai (蔡烨欣) — met in 20 rounds, never finished ahead
- Xusheng Hong (洪旭升) — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Wong Yuk Chi (黃昱誌) — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.57 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.99 away.
Targets move as he improves.