People · China
Zheng Zhao (赵政)
3×3 · top 5.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2017 · 2017ZHAO11
Zheng Zhao (赵政) has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.31, set at Xuzhou Autumn 2024, puts him in the top 5.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,168th in China. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since April 2017, he has put 77 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 19% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.12 in April 2017 to 9.31, a 46% improvement. Zheng has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 9.31 | 13.97 | top 5.6% | 2,168 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 2.86 | 5.33 | top 12.7% | 1,983 / 15,796 | |
| 4×4 | 1:08.33 | — | early days — 1 solve | 4,225 / 5,926 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.24 | 11.27 | top 46.9% | 4,965 / 10,224 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 30.15 | — | top 47.0% | 4,135 / 5,922 | |
| Skewb | 22.06 | — | early days — 2 solves | 4,536 / 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
- 21 Sep 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.31 at Xuzhou Autumn 2024.
- 24 Nov 2019First sub-15 3×3: 14.39 at Xuzhou Winter 2019.
- 24 Nov 2019Four personal bests in one day at Xuzhou Winter 2019.
- 30 Apr 2017First competition: Nanjing Spring 2017. A 17.12 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Xuzhou Autumn 2024 · 21 Sep 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Xuzhou Open 2024 · 30 Mar 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Xuzhou Winter 2019 · 24 Nov 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Xuzhou Spring 2019 · 1 May 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Nanjing Spring 2017 · 30 Apr 2017
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.
- Xingyu Wu (伍星宇) — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Ding Li (李丁) — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead once
- Zhibo Jin (金智博) — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.31 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.86 away.
Targets move as he improves.