People · China
Zhanming Zhang (张展铭)
2×2 · top 4.8% of 186,767 all-time · competing since March 2018 · 2018ZHAN28
Zhanming Zhang (张展铭) has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.01, set at Shenzhen Cubing 10th Anniversary 2019, puts him in the top 4.8% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 665th in China. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since March 2018, he has put 135 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.69 in March 2018 to 12.31, a 30% improvement. Zhanming 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.01 | 5.41 | top 4.8% | 665 / 15,796 | |
| Skewb | 4.34 | 6.39 | top 13.3% | 809 / 5,004 | |
| 3×3 | 12.31 | 13.56 | top 15.0% | 5,884 / 28,153 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.09 | 7.93 | top 20.7% | 2,358 / 10,224 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.78 | 25.80 | top 22.7% | 2,258 / 5,922 |
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
- 24 Aug 2019Four personal bests in one day at Shenzhen Cubing 10th Anniversary 2019.
- 21 Jul 2018First sub-15 3×3: 12.31 at Shenzhen Open 2018.
- 21 Jul 2018Three personal bests in one day at Shenzhen Open 2018.
- 4 Mar 2018First competition: Dongguan Open 2018. A 17.69 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Shenzhen Good Afternoon 2020 · 15 Nov 2020 — 1 personal best set
- Shenzhen Cubing 10th Anniversary 2019 · 24 Aug 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- China Championship 2019 · 26 Jul 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Shenzhen Open 2018 · 21 Jul 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Dongguan Open 2018 · 4 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.
- Junlin Li (李俊霖) — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Yanjierui Li (李延杰睿) — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Zijian Cai (蔡子健) — met in 21 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.01 away.
- A sub-4 Skewb single — 7,977 people have one; it is 0.34 away.
Targets move as he improves.