People · China
Zheng Li (李征)
2×2 · top 14.8% of 186,767 all-time · competing since August 2010 · 2010LIZH02
Zheng Li (李征) has been competing for 16 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.05, set at Weifang Open 2013, puts him in the top 14.8% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,346th in China. Across 9 competitions since August 2010, he has put 288 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 53% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.71 in September 2010 to 13.06, a 47% improvement. Zheng has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% 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 | 3.05 | 4.97 | top 14.8% | 2,346 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 | 13.06 | 15.64 | top 17.6% | 6,903 / 28,153 | |
| 4×4 | 49.09 | 54.83 | top 23.6% | 2,510 / 5,926 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.36 | 26.26 | top 24.2% | 2,394 / 5,922 | |
| 5×5 | 1:33.91 | 1:36.65 | top 30.6% | 1,387 / 2,816 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.40 | 10.47 | top 31.1% | 3,430 / 10,224 | |
| Square-1 | 27.46 | 39.44 | top 44.5% | 765 / 1,362 | |
| Megaminx | 1:58.94 | 2:08.16 | top 45.1% | 1,237 / 1,678 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:31.45 | — | top 61.4% | 850 / 1,183 | |
| Skewb | 28.50 | 47.46 | top 96.6% | 4,808 / 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
- 14 Apr 2013Four personal bests in one day at Weifang Open 2013.
- 14 Oct 2012First sub-15 3×3: 13.06 at Shandong Open 2012.
- 14 Oct 2012Eight personal bests in one day at Shandong Open 2012.
- 31 Jul 2011Three personal bests in one day at Shandong Open 2011.
- 14 May 2011First sub-20 3×3: 16.80 at Nanjing Spring 2011.
- 23 Jan 2011Seven personal bests in one day at Changzhou Spring Festival Open 2011.
Competitions
- Shandong Spring Open 2014 · 13 Apr 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Weifang Open 2013 · 14 Apr 2013 — 4 personal bests set
- Shandong Open 2012 · 14 Oct 2012 — 8 personal bests set
- Shandong Open 2011 · 31 Jul 2011 — 3 personal bests set
- Nanjing Spring 2011 · 14 May 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Changzhou Spring Festival Open 2011 · 23 Jan 2011 — 7 personal bests set
- Nanjing Winter Open 2010 · 5 Dec 2010 — 6 personal bests set
- Shandong 2010 · 12 Sep 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- Shanghai Open 2010 · 14 Aug 2010 — 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.
- Ming Jiao (焦明) — met in 51 rounds, finished ahead 42 times · head to head
- Zhihao Jia (贾志豪) — met in 47 rounds, finished ahead 30 times · head to head
- Haibo Sui (隋海波) — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 20 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.05 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.06 away.
Targets move as he improves.