People · China
Zhenchuan Wang (王震川)
3×3 · top 3.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2013 · 2013WANG51
Zhenchuan Wang (王震川) has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.22, set at Weihai Open 2018, puts him in the top 3.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,175th in China. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since August 2013, he has put 319 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 86% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.11 in August 2013 to 8.22, a 46% improvement. Zhenchuan has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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 | 8.22 | 10.73 | top 3.2% | 1,175 / 28,153 | |
| 4×4 | 32.69 | 40.39 | top 4.7% | 462 / 5,926 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 14.04 | 16.93 | top 6.2% | 585 / 5,922 | |
| 5×5 | 1:06.93 | 1:10.97 | top 9.6% | 467 / 2,816 | |
| 7×7 | 3:44.70 | 3:55.42 | top 25.2% | 505 / 1,261 | |
| 6×6 | 2:38.26 | 2:44.19 | top 29.8% | 635 / 1,349 | |
| 2×2 | 4.32 | 5.25 | top 30.6% | 5,249 / 15,796 |
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
- 1 Oct 2016Four personal bests in one day at Asian Championship 2016.
- 7 Aug 2016Three personal bests in one day at Linyi Open 2016.
- 20 Mar 2016Five personal bests in one day at Qingdao Open 2016.
- 8 Aug 2015First sub-15 3×3: 9.36 at Wuxi Open 2015.
- 8 Aug 2015First sub-10 3×3: 9.36 at Wuxi Open 2015.
- 17 Aug 2013First competition: Wuxi Open 2013. A 15.16 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Weihai Open 2018 · 12 May 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Zibo Open 2016 · 6 Nov 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Asian Championship 2016 · 1 Oct 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Linyi Open 2016 · 7 Aug 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Qingdao Open 2016 · 20 Mar 2016 — 5 personal bests set
- Zibo Open 2015 · 15 Nov 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Wuxi Open 2015 · 8 Aug 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Wuxi Open 2013 · 17 Aug 2013 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Fazhen Wu (吴法臻) — met in 44 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Zihan Zhang (张子涵) — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead 27 times
- Changshuo Zhang (张畅铄) — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead 24 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.22 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 2.69 away.
Targets move as he improves.