People · China
Zhengyang Zhang (张正阳)
Pyraminx · top 6.8% of 129,321 all-time · competing since March 2018 · 2018ZHAN37
Zhengyang Zhang (张正阳) has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.81, set at Xuzhou Open 2018, puts him in the top 6.8% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 808th in China. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since March 2018, he has put 195 official solves on the record across 15 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 5.73 in March 2018 to 3.63, a 37% improvement. Zhengyang has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.81 | 6.27 | top 6.8% | 808 / 10,224 | |
| 3×3 | 12.68 | 17.07 | top 16.3% | 6,387 / 28,153 | |
| Skewb | 5.00 | 6.85 | top 18.1% | 1,127 / 5,004 | |
| 2×2 | 3.63 | 4.56 | top 21.8% | 3,587 / 15,796 | |
| Megaminx | 1:39.35 | 1:46.10 | top 34.2% | 1,015 / 1,678 | |
| 4×4 | 1:04.20 | 1:11.94 | top 40.9% | 3,940 / 5,926 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:30.59 | — | early days — 2 solves | 629 / 1,183 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 35.14 | — | early days — 3 solves | 4,750 / 5,922 | |
| Clock | 20.40 | 28.13 | top 65.8% | 1,448 / 1,843 | |
| Square-1 | 44.52 | 47.94 | top 70.5% | 1,155 / 1,362 | |
| 5×5 | 2:47.10 | — | early days — 2 solves | 2,612 / 2,816 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 49 moves | 52.67 | early days — 3 solves | 892 / 1,058 | |
| 7×7 | 6:53.80 | 7:01.78 | early days — 3 solves | 1,174 / 1,261 | |
| 6×6 | 5:03.11 | 5:16.51 | early days — 3 solves | 1,291 / 1,349 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 2 of 4 cubes · 35:33 | — | early days — 1 solve | 277 / 278 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 21 Jul 2019Three personal bests in one day at Heze Open 2019.
- 24 Nov 2018First sub-20 3×3: 17.91 at Xuzhou Winter 2018.
- 24 Nov 2018First sub-15 3×3: 14.56 at Xuzhou Winter 2018.
- 24 Nov 2018Four personal bests in one day at Xuzhou Winter 2018.
- 17 Jun 2018Three personal bests in one day at Xuzhou Open 2018.
- 25 Mar 2018First competition: Qingdao Open 2018. A 25.44 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Shandong Open 2019 · 4 Oct 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Heze Open 2019 · 21 Jul 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Weihai Open 2019 · 6 Apr 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Xuzhou Winter 2018 · 24 Nov 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- China Championship 2018 · 2 Oct 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Xuzhou Open 2018 · 17 Jun 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Qingdao Open 2018 · 25 Mar 2018
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.
- Xingkai Yin (尹星凯) — met in 40 rounds, finished ahead once
- Meng Yuan (袁梦) — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Yihankang Li (李易汉康) — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.81 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.68 away.
Targets move as he improves.