People · China
Zhihao Zhou (周志豪)
3×3 · top 11.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2010 · 2010ZHOU17
Zhihao Zhou (周志豪) has been competing for 16 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.44, set at Suzhou Open 2018, puts him in the top 11.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,711th in China. Across 17 competitions since December 2010, he has put 316 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 70% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 35.72 in December 2010 to 11.44, a 68% improvement. Zhihao has entered 17 competitions, more competitions than 96% 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 | 11.44 | 15.01 | top 11.9% | 4,711 / 28,153 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 31 moves | 38.33 | top 17.4% | 183 / 1,058 | |
| 2×2 | 3.33 | 4.64 | top 18.1% | 2,949 / 15,796 | |
| 4×4 | 50.06 | 55.07 | top 24.8% | 2,637 / 5,926 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.23 | 26.88 | top 29.4% | 2,855 / 5,922 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.32 | 9.71 | top 30.5% | 3,360 / 10,224 | |
| 5×5 | 1:37.65 | 1:40.82 | top 33.6% | 1,519 / 2,816 | |
| 6×6 | 2:53.98 | 3:12.57 | top 38.0% | 774 / 1,349 | |
| Skewb | 7.82 | 13.44 | top 39.9% | 2,376 / 5,004 | |
| 7×7 | 4:30.60 | 4:36.87 | top 41.2% | 769 / 1,261 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:54.66 | — | early days — 1 solve | 918 / 1,183 |
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
- 10 Aug 2019Three personal bests in one day at Wuxi Open 2019.
- 20 Oct 2018Three personal bests in one day at Wuxi Autumn 2018.
- 16 Sep 2017First sub-15 3×3: 14.08 at Suzhou Open 2017.
- 16 Sep 2017Four personal bests in one day at Suzhou Open 2017.
- 3 Oct 2011First sub-20 3×3: 19.88 at Suzhou Open 2011.
- 14 May 2011First sub-30 3×3: 27.47 at Nanjing Spring 2011.
Competitions
- Wuxi Open 2019 · 10 Aug 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Wuxi Autumn 2018 · 20 Oct 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Suzhou Open 2018 · 5 Aug 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Wuxi Try to Get a Mean 2018 · 14 Jul 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Kunshan Open 2018 · 21 Apr 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Nanjing Autumn 2017 · 4 Nov 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- China's 10th Anniversary Championship 2017 · 1 Oct 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Suzhou Open 2017 · 16 Sep 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Shanghai Love In ECNU 2017 · 20 May 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Shanghai Spring 2017 · 18 Mar 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Suzhou Open 2014 · 12 Jul 2014 — 1 personal best set
- NUAA Open 2013 · 12 May 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Nanjing Normal University 2013 · 6 Apr 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Shanghai Summer 2012 · 21 Jul 2012 — 1 personal best set
- Suzhou Open 2011 · 3 Oct 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- Nanjing Spring 2011 · 14 May 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- Nanjing Winter Open 2010 · 5 Dec 2010
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.
- Zian Song (宋子安) — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Yi Wang (王旖) — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Zheng Chen (陈政) — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.44 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.33 away.
Targets move as he improves.