People · China
Zhengyu Zhao (赵正昱)
4×4 · top 6.7% of 83,917 all-time · competing since October 2015 · 2015ZHAO18
Zhengyu Zhao (赵正昱) has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 4×4: a personal-best single of 35.02, set at Shenyang Winter 2016, puts him in the top 6.7% of the 83,917 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 674th in China. Until October 2010, no official 4×4 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since October 2015, he has put 320 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 52% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.74 in October 2015 to 11.59, a 26% improvement. Zhengyu has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4×4 | 35.02 | 38.50 | top 6.7% | 674 / 5,926 | |
| 3×3 | 11.59 | 13.39 | top 12.5% | 4,932 / 28,153 | |
| 5×5 | 1:13.48 | 1:17.65 | top 14.2% | 692 / 2,816 | |
| 6×6 | 2:10.15 | 2:23.44 | top 15.4% | 335 / 1,349 | |
| 2×2 | 3.26 | 5.81 | top 17.3% | 2,791 / 15,796 | |
| 7×7 | 3:30.00 | 3:43.05 | top 19.8% | 404 / 1,261 | |
| Megaminx | 1:38.51 | 1:45.09 | top 33.7% | 1,007 / 1,678 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.93 | 28.30 | top 34.0% | 3,244 / 5,922 | |
| Pyraminx | 12.95 | 16.62 | top 72.6% | 7,269 / 10,224 |
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
- 24 Jun 2017Four personal bests in one day at Beijing Open 2017.
- 11 Dec 2016Four personal bests in one day at Shenyang Winter 2016.
- 12 Nov 2016Three personal bests in one day at Tianjin Open 2016.
- 5 Nov 2016Five personal bests in one day at Shanghai Winter is Coming 2016.
- 1 Oct 2016Four personal bests in one day at Asian Championship 2016.
- 28 May 2016Three personal bests in one day at One Night in Beijing 2016.
Competitions
- Beijing Open 2018 · 30 Apr 2018
- Beijing Open 2017 · 24 Jun 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Shenyang Winter 2016 · 11 Dec 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Tianjin Open 2016 · 12 Nov 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Shanghai Winter is Coming 2016 · 5 Nov 2016 — 5 personal bests set
- Asian Championship 2016 · 1 Oct 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- One Night in Beijing 2016 · 28 May 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Tangshan Open 2016 · 8 May 2016 — 5 personal bests set
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2016 · 2 Apr 2016 — 5 personal bests set
- Tianjin Winter Open 2015 · 5 Dec 2015
- Beijing Open 2015 · 24 Oct 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- China Championship 2015 · 2 Oct 2015
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 55 rounds, finished ahead once
- Jingzheng Wang (王景正) — met in 45 rounds, never finished ahead
- Yanhong Chen (陈燕宏) — met in 44 rounds, finished ahead 18 times
Next targets
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 5.02 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.59 away.
Targets move as he improves.