People · China
Zhaoyu Chen (陈召宇)
3×3 · top 9.5% of 288,433 all-time · competing since June 2017 · 2017CHEZ03
Zhaoyu Chen (陈召宇) has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.66, set at Jieyang Winter 2019, puts him in the top 9.5% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,777th in China. Until August 2006, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since June 2017, he has put 128 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 51% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 29.88 in June 2017 to 10.66, a 64% improvement. Zhaoyu has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.66 | 12.92 | top 9.5% | 3,777 / 28,499 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.78 | 7.70 | top 11.9% | 1,443 / 10,269 | |
| Clock | 7.76 | 8.87 | top 14.0% | 311 / 1,887 | |
| 2×2 | 3.30 | 4.11 | top 17.9% | 2,928 / 15,939 | |
| 4×4 | 53.13 | 1:04.57 | top 28.6% | 3,023 / 5,999 |
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
- 27 Jan 2019Three personal bests in one day at Jieyang Winter 2019.
- 5 Aug 2018First sub-15 3×3: 13.90 at Meizhou Open 2018.
- 5 Aug 2018Three personal bests in one day at Meizhou Open 2018.
- 20 Aug 2017First sub-20 3×3: 18.76 at Shantou Open 2017.
- 18 Jun 2017First competition: Chaozhou Open 2017. A 29.88 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Jieyang Winter 2020 · 19 Jan 2020
- Jieyang Open 2019 · 11 Aug 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Meizhou Open 2019 · 21 Jul 2019
- Jieyang Winter 2019 · 27 Jan 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Meizhou Open 2018 · 5 Aug 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Shantou Open 2017 · 20 Aug 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Chaozhou Open 2017 · 18 Jun 2017
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.
- Xusheng Hong (洪旭升) — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Yexin Cai (蔡烨欣) — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Mingshi Zheng (郑铭师) — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.66 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 10,050 people have one; it is 0.78 away.
Targets move as he improves.