People · China
Zhichao Zhang (张志超)
3×3 · top 12.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2016 · 2016ZHAZ12
Zhichao Zhang (张志超) has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.72, set at Qingdao Open 2018, puts him in the top 12.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 5,106th in China. Across 4 competitions since November 2016, he has put 65 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.04 in November 2016 to 11.72, a 27% improvement. Zhichao has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 11.72 | 14.59 | top 12.9% | 5,106 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 3.61 | 6.12 | top 21.6% | 3,556 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 30.18 | — | top 47.1% | 4,142 / 5,922 | |
| 4×4 | 1:19.66 | — | early days — 2 solves | 4,823 / 5,926 |
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
- 26 Mar 2017First sub-15 3×3: 14.29 at Qingdao Prime Numbers 2017.
- 6 Nov 2016First competition: Zibo Open 2016. A 16.15 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Qingdao Spring 2019 · 31 Mar 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Qingdao Open 2018 · 25 Mar 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Qingdao Prime Numbers 2017 · 26 Mar 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Zibo Open 2016 · 6 Nov 2016 — 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.
- Fazhen Wu (吴法臻) — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jinlin Jiang (江锦林) — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Zhao Wang (王钊) — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.72 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.61 away.
Targets move as he improves.