People · China
Zheming Ding (丁哲明)
2×2 · top 3.2% of 186,767 all-time · competing since March 2016 · 2016DING01
Zheming Ding (丁哲明) has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.73, set at Qingdao Spring 2019, puts him in the top 3.2% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 415th in China. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since March 2016, he has put 131 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.98 in March 2016 to 9.89, a 29% improvement. Zheming 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 | 1.73 | 3.73 | top 3.2% | 415 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 | 9.89 | 11.43 | top 7.1% | 2,782 / 28,153 | |
| 4×4 | 40.11 | 42.69 | top 12.3% | 1,320 / 5,926 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.91 | 17.81 | top 12.3% | 1,206 / 5,922 | |
| 5×5 | 1:21.59 | 1:34.23 | top 20.4% | 967 / 2,816 | |
| 6×6 | 3:20.66 | 3:26.24 | early days — 3 solves | 964 / 1,349 | |
| 7×7 | 5:02.49 | — | early days — 1 solve | 902 / 1,261 |
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
- 31 Mar 2019First sub-10 3×3: 9.89 at Qingdao Spring 2019.
- 31 Mar 2019Four personal bests in one day at Qingdao Spring 2019.
- 5 Aug 2018Six personal bests in one day at Shenyang Summer 2018.
- 24 Jun 2017Five personal bests in one day at Beijing Open 2017.
- 20 Mar 2016First competition: Qingdao Open 2016. A 16.18 3×3 single to start from.
- 20 Mar 2016First sub-15 3×3: 13.98 at Qingdao Open 2016.
Competitions
- Qingdao Spring 2019 · 31 Mar 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Shenyang Summer 2018 · 5 Aug 2018 — 6 personal bests set
- Beijing Open 2017 · 24 Jun 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- Qingdao Open 2016 · 20 Mar 2016 — 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.
- Yunqi Ouyang (欧阳韵奇) — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Shuyuan Zhang (张书源) — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Tianlang Han (韩天朗) — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.73 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.89 away.
Targets move as he improves.