People · China
Zhihang Zhang (张志航)
3×3 · top 7.7% of 288,433 all-time · competing since November 2015 · 2015ZHAN84
Zhihang Zhang (张志航) has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.07, set at Linyi Open 2016, puts him in the top 7.7% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,058th in China. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since November 2015, he has put 139 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 78% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.93 in November 2015 to 10.07, a 22% improvement. Zhihang 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 | 10.07 | 11.79 | top 7.7% | 3,058 / 28,499 | |
| 2×2 | 2.51 | 5.12 | top 9.1% | 1,353 / 15,939 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.76 | 5.95 | top 11.7% | 1,430 / 10,269 | |
| 4×4 | 58.68 | — | early days — 3 solves | 3,529 / 5,999 |
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
- 20 Mar 2016Three personal bests in one day at Qingdao Open 2016.
- 15 Nov 2015First competition: Zibo Open 2015. A 12.93 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Zibo Open 2016 · 6 Nov 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Linyi Open 2016 · 7 Aug 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Qingdao Open 2016 · 20 Mar 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Zibo Open 2015 · 15 Nov 2015 — 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 29 rounds, never finished ahead
- Zihan Zhang (张子涵) — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Changshuo Zhang (张畅铄) — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.07 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.51 away.
Targets move as he improves.