People · China
Zhijian Bian (边志坚)
Skewb · top 17.4% of 74,164 all-time · competing since December 2014 · 2014BIAN01
Zhijian Bian (边志坚) has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 4.89, set at Xi'an More Coffee 2014, puts him in the top 17.4% of the 74,164 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,089th in China. Across 8 competitions since December 2014, he has put 158 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 22% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His Skewb best has come down from 8.52 in December 2014 to 4.89, a 43% improvement. Zhijian has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 4.89 | 7.35 | top 17.4% | 1,089 / 5,030 | |
| 3×3 | 15.11 | 21.76 | top 24.9% | 9,547 / 28,499 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.92 | 12.93 | top 35.6% | 3,913 / 10,269 | |
| 2×2 | 4.70 | 9.18 | top 35.6% | 6,189 / 15,939 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 52.27 | — | top 78.7% | 5,709 / 5,994 |
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, Skewb. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 4 Apr 2015First sub-20 3×3: 19.71 at Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2015.
- 4 Apr 2015Three personal bests in one day at Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2015.
- 21 Dec 2014Four personal bests in one day at Xi'an More Coffee 2014.
- 7 Dec 2014First competition: Xi'an Winter Open 2014. A 23.91 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- XJTU Open 2016 · 27 Nov 2016
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2016 · 2 Apr 2016
- Xi'an New Year 2016 · 2 Jan 2016
- Xi'an Open 2015 · 29 Nov 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Xi'an Summer 2015 · 17 May 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2015 · 4 Apr 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Xi'an More Coffee 2014 · 21 Dec 2014 — 4 personal bests set
- Xi'an Winter Open 2014 · 7 Dec 2014
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.
- Jiejie Du (杜杰杰) — met in 27 rounds, never finished ahead
- Xiaobin Guo (郭筱彬) — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Liuyuan Geng (耿留远) — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-4 Skewb single — 8,121 people have one; it is 0.89 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 70,740 people have one; it is 0.11 away.
Targets move as he improves.