People · China
Zhengyang Ye (叶正阳)
Skewb · top 2.3% of 73,281 all-time · competing since January 2017 · 2017YEZH01
Zhengyang Ye (叶正阳) has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 2.34, set at Baoji Open 2019, puts him in the top 2.3% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 120th in China. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since January 2017, he has put 184 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His Pyraminx best has come down from 4.55 in February 2018 to 2.99, a 34% improvement. Zhengyang 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 2.34 | 4.01 | top 2.3% | 120 / 5,004 | |
| Pyraminx | 2.99 | 4.46 | top 3.6% | 432 / 10,224 | |
| 3×3 | 9.95 | 12.85 | top 7.3% | 2,851 / 28,153 | |
| 4×4 | 42.14 | 54.18 | top 14.7% | 1,589 / 5,926 | |
| 2×2 | 3.07 | 3.69 | top 15.1% | 2,390 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.20 | 27.36 | top 21.0% | 2,089 / 5,922 | |
| 5×5 | 1:49.52 | 2:01.49 | top 42.2% | 1,867 / 2,816 |
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, Pyraminx. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 11 Aug 2019First sub-10 3×3: 9.95 at Baoji Open 2019.
- 11 Aug 2019Six personal bests in one day at Baoji Open 2019.
- 10 Feb 2018First sub-15 3×3: 14.43 at Yangjiang Open 2018.
- 10 Feb 2018Four personal bests in one day at Yangjiang Open 2018.
- 22 Jan 2017First competition: Dongguan Open 2017. A 17.12 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Baoji Open 2019 · 11 Aug 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- Beijing Summer 2018 · 29 Jul 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Beijing Open 2018 · 30 Apr 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Yangjiang Open 2018 · 10 Feb 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Dongguan Open 2017 · 22 Jan 2017 — 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.
- Sheng Cao (曹晟) — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Yunqi Ouyang (欧阳韵奇) — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Chenhao Ma (马晨皓) — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Skewb single — 1,013 people have one; it is 0.34 away.
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.99 away.
Targets move as he improves.