People · China
Zhefan Pu (浦喆凡)
3×3 · top 6.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2014 · 2014PUZH01
Zhefan Pu (浦喆凡) has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.65, set at Nanjing Autumn 2017, puts him in the top 6.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,517th in China. Until November 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since July 2014, he has put 205 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 63% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.72 in July 2014 to 9.65, a 48% improvement. Zhefan has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% 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 | 9.65 | 11.94 | top 6.5% | 2,517 / 28,153 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.53 | 5.56 | top 10.4% | 1,231 / 10,224 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.65 | 22.57 | top 14.2% | 1,411 / 5,922 | |
| 4×4 | 47.29 | 52.58 | top 21.2% | 2,283 / 5,926 | |
| 2×2 | 4.22 | 5.47 | top 29.3% | 5,017 / 15,796 | |
| 5×5 | 1:39.97 | 1:48.73 | top 35.4% | 1,594 / 2,816 | |
| Skewb | 7.76 | 15.57 | top 39.5% | 2,356 / 5,004 |
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
- 4 Nov 2017First sub-10 3×3: 9.65 at Nanjing Autumn 2017.
- 20 Nov 2016Three personal bests in one day at Zhenjiang Open 2016.
- 8 Aug 2015First sub-15 3×3: 14.02 at Wuxi Open 2015.
- 19 Jul 2014First competition: Nantong Open 2014. A 18.72 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Nanjing Spring 2018 · 30 Apr 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Nanjing Autumn 2017 · 4 Nov 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Suzhou Open 2017 · 16 Sep 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Nanchang Spring 2017 · 15 Apr 2017
- Zhenjiang Open 2016 · 20 Nov 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Asian Championship 2016 · 1 Oct 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Suzhou Open 2016 · 2 Jul 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Shanghai Songjiang Open 2016 · 14 May 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Zhenjiang Open 2015 · 7 Nov 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Nanjing Autumn 2015 · 24 Oct 2015
- Wuxi Open 2015 · 8 Aug 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Nantong Open 2014 · 19 Jul 2014
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.
- Jiayu Wang (王佳宇) — met in 30 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ming Zheng (郑鸣) — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Yinghao Wang (王鹰豪) — met in 25 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.65 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.53 away.
Targets move as he improves.