People · China
Zhaoyi Zhang (张兆一)
Pyraminx · top 5.1% of 130,891 all-time · competing since April 2018 · 2018ZHAN89
Zhaoyi Zhang (张兆一) has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.40, set at Shenzhen Cubing 10th Anniversary 2019, puts him in the top 5.1% of the 130,891 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 622nd in China. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since April 2018, he has put 104 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 5.97 in April 2018 to 2.76, a 54% improvement. Zhaoyi 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.40 | 6.71 | top 5.1% | 622 / 10,269 | |
| 2×2 | 2.76 | 4.66 | top 11.6% | 1,818 / 15,939 | |
| 3×3 | 11.95 | 16.10 | top 13.8% | 5,531 / 28,499 | |
| Clock | 9.07 | 10.88 | top 20.2% | 455 / 1,887 | |
| Skewb | 8.16 | 12.84 | top 42.6% | 2,524 / 5,030 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 24 Aug 2019First sub-15 3×3: 11.95 at Shenzhen Cubing 10th Anniversary 2019.
- 24 Aug 2019Six personal bests in one day at Shenzhen Cubing 10th Anniversary 2019.
- 5 Aug 2018First sub-20 3×3: 19.59 at Shenyang Summer 2018.
- 27 May 2018Four personal bests in one day at Dalian Open 2018.
- 29 Apr 2018First competition: Chengdu Open 2018. A 23.54 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Shenzhen Cubing 10th Anniversary 2019 · 24 Aug 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- Shenyang Summer 2018 · 5 Aug 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Dalian Open 2018 · 27 May 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Chengdu Open 2018 · 29 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.
- Mengqi He (何梦旗) — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Wong Yuk Chi (黃昱誌) — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Shilan Wang (王石蓝) — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,783 people have one; it is 0.40 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.76 away.
Targets move as he improves.