People · China
Zhenyang Shao (邵振洋)
3×3 blindfolded · top 9.1% of 12,178 all-time · competing since April 2018 · 2018SHAO02
Zhenyang Shao (邵振洋) has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3 blindfolded: a personal-best single of 47.66, set at Taizhou Open 2019, puts him in the top 9.1% of the 12,178 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 141st in China. Until May 2009, no official 3×3 blindfolded solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since April 2018, he has put 272 official solves on the record across 14 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, steadier than 99% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.74 in April 2018 to 11.07, a 19% improvement. Zhenyang has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% 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 blindfolded | 47.66 | 1:03.70 | top 9.1% | 141 / 1,183 | |
| 4×4 | 37.53 | 43.44 | top 9.3% | 979 / 5,926 | |
| 3×3 | 11.07 | 13.19 | top 10.7% | 4,175 / 28,153 | |
| 5×5 | 1:16.58 | 1:20.81 | top 16.5% | 806 / 2,816 | |
| 2×2 | 3.61 | 6.33 | top 21.6% | 3,556 / 15,796 | |
| 7×7 | 3:38.91 | 3:57.47 | top 23.0% | 466 / 1,261 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.84 | 25.28 | top 25.6% | 2,511 / 5,922 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.03 | 16.18 | top 28.1% | 3,141 / 10,224 | |
| 6×6 | 2:38.13 | 2:46.23 | top 29.8% | 634 / 1,349 | |
| Megaminx | 1:56.40 | 2:09.30 | top 43.8% | 1,219 / 1,678 | |
| 5×5 blindfolded | 19:29.00 | — | early days — 1 solve | 60 / 95 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 5 of 8 cubes · 40:18 | — | early days — 1 solve | 217 / 278 | |
| Skewb | 21.77 | 29.40 | top 92.0% | 4,522 / 5,004 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 59 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,043 / 1,058 |
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 Dec 2019Four personal bests in one day at Shaoxing Open 2019.
- 22 Jun 2019Three personal bests in one day at Hefei Summer 2019.
- 20 Oct 2018Four personal bests in one day at Flag City Fall 2018.
- 2 Jun 2018Three personal bests in one day at Lishui University Open 2018.
- 30 Apr 2018First competition: Nanjing Spring 2018. A 15.32 3×3 single to start from.
- 30 Apr 2018First sub-15 3×3: 13.74 at Nanjing Spring 2018.
Competitions
- Shaoxing Open 2019 · 21 Dec 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Taizhou Open 2019 · 3 Aug 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Huzhou Open 2019 · 13 Jul 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Hefei Summer 2019 · 22 Jun 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Hangzhou Open 2019 · 18 May 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Arnold Classic North America 2019 · 2 Mar 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Shaker Fall 2018 · 1 Dec 2018
- Flag City Fall 2018 · 20 Oct 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Lishui University Open 2018 · 2 Jun 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Nanjing Spring 2018 · 30 Apr 2018 — 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.
- Zhiyuan Ma (马之元) — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
- Yu Tang (唐语) — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead once
- Xuming Wang (王旭明) — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-40 3×3 blindfolded single — 826 people have one; it is 7.66 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 7.53 away.
Targets move as he improves.