People · China
Zhengyu Yang (杨正宇)
2×2 · top 7.7% of 186,767 all-time · competing since May 2017 · 2017YANG53
Zhengyu Yang (杨正宇) has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.37, set at Kunshan Open 2019, puts him in the top 7.7% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,107th in China. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since May 2017, he has put 185 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 59% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.56 in May 2017 to 10.08, a 39% improvement. Zhengyu 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.37 | 4.38 | top 7.7% | 1,107 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 | 10.08 | 11.12 | top 7.7% | 3,001 / 28,153 | |
| 4×4 | 39.16 | 47.53 | top 11.1% | 1,182 / 5,926 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.10 | 19.23 | top 12.8% | 1,269 / 5,922 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.34 | 6.52 | top 15.4% | 1,802 / 10,224 | |
| Skewb | 9.03 | 12.90 | top 48.6% | 2,776 / 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 Apr 2018Four personal bests in one day at Kunshan Open 2018.
- 16 Sep 2017Four personal bests in one day at Suzhou Open 2017.
- 8 Jul 2017First sub-15 3×3: 13.54 at Changshu Open 2017.
- 20 May 2017First competition: Shanghai Love In ECNU 2017. A 16.56 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Kunshan Open 2019 · 20 Apr 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Suzhou Open 2018 · 5 Aug 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Kunshan Open 2018 · 21 Apr 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Suzhou Open 2017 · 16 Sep 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Yangzhou Open 2017 · 20 Aug 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Changshu Open 2017 · 8 Jul 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Shanghai Love In ECNU 2017 · 20 May 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.
- Jin Xie (谢晋) — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
- Xiaojie Jiang (蒋孝杰) — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead once
- Lukas Shelley — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.37 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.08 away.
Targets move as he improves.