People · China
Zheng Yuan (原正)
Pyraminx · top 15.7% of 129,321 all-time · competing since October 2013 · 2013YUAN06
Zheng Yuan (原正) has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 5.39, set at Nanjing Spring 2015, puts him in the top 15.7% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,839th in China. Across 11 competitions since October 2013, he has put 267 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 72% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.60 in October 2013 to 13.11, a 42% improvement. Zheng has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 5.39 | 9.08 | top 15.7% | 1,839 / 10,224 | |
| 3×3 | 13.11 | 16.31 | top 17.8% | 6,968 / 28,153 | |
| 4×4 | 49.71 | 54.68 | top 24.4% | 2,597 / 5,926 | |
| 2×2 | 4.18 | 6.67 | top 28.8% | 4,914 / 15,796 | |
| 5×5 | 1:33.50 | 1:46.02 | top 30.2% | 1,368 / 2,816 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.30 | 28.49 | top 35.0% | 3,321 / 5,922 | |
| 7×7 | 4:37.52 | 5:06.22 | top 43.6% | 807 / 1,261 | |
| 6×6 | 3:12.60 | 3:20.59 | top 47.0% | 910 / 1,349 | |
| Megaminx | 2:03.99 | 2:15.70 | top 48.0% | 1,273 / 1,678 | |
| Skewb | 11.03 | 14.95 | top 61.0% | 3,319 / 5,004 | |
| Square-1 | 40.06 | 49.14 | top 65.4% | 1,087 / 1,362 | |
| Clock | 38.76 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,772 / 1,843 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 7:16.61 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,158 / 1,183 |
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
- 6 Aug 2016Six personal bests in one day at Jinhua Open 2016.
- 27 Dec 2015First sub-15 3×3: 14.34 at Nanchang Winter 2015.
- 10 May 2015Three personal bests in one day at Wuhan Open 2015.
- 1 May 2015Four personal bests in one day at Nanjing Spring 2015.
- 13 Jul 2014First sub-20 3×3: 16.86 at Hefei Summer Open 2014.
- 13 Jul 2014Five personal bests in one day at Hefei Summer Open 2014.
Competitions
- Jinhua New Year's Day 2018 · 1 Jan 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Wenzhou Open 2017 · 30 Apr 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Jinhua Open 2016 · 6 Aug 2016 — 6 personal bests set
- Xi'an New Year 2016 · 2 Jan 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Nanchang Winter 2015 · 27 Dec 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Nanjing Autumn 2015 · 24 Oct 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Nanchang Open 2015 · 14 Jun 2015
- Wuhan Open 2015 · 10 May 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Nanjing Spring 2015 · 1 May 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- Hefei Summer Open 2014 · 13 Jul 2014 — 5 personal bests set
- Nanchang Open 2013 · 27 Oct 2013
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.
- Zijia Feng (冯子甲) — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead once
- Jiayu Wang (王佳宇) — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead once
- Chunyu Zhang (张春雨) — met in 28 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.39 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.11 away.
Targets move as he improves.