People · China
Zhijian Wang (王志坚)
2×2 · top 0.62% of 189,179 all-time · competing since August 2017 · 2017WANZ07
Zhijian Wang (王志坚) has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.03, set at Changsha Autumn 2019, puts him in the top 0.62% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 62nd in China. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since August 2017, he has put 274 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 85% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.65 in August 2017 to 9.40, a 36% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.03 | 3.61 | top 0.62% | 62 / 15,939 | |
| 3×3 | 9.40 | 11.95 | top 5.9% | 2,301 / 28,499 | |
| Skewb | 4.16 | 7.06 | top 12.1% | 726 / 5,030 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.82 | 7.58 | top 12.1% | 1,475 / 10,269 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.68 | 21.35 | top 17.0% | 1,708 / 5,994 | |
| 4×4 | 47.59 | 51.73 | top 21.7% | 2,377 / 5,999 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:29.45 | 1:46.30 | top 22.8% | 318 / 1,184 | |
| 5×5 | 1:29.48 | 1:34.80 | top 26.9% | 1,273 / 2,857 | |
| Megaminx | 1:29.20 | 1:42.08 | top 27.8% | 860 / 1,693 | |
| Square-1 | 20.04 | 30.99 | top 28.2% | 487 / 1,373 | |
| 6×6 | 2:56.81 | 3:06.88 | early days — 3 solves | 806 / 1,363 | |
| 7×7 | 4:26.49 | 4:31.28 | top 40.1% | 764 / 1,274 |
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 2019First sub-10 3×3: 9.40 at Nanchang Winter 2019.
- 21 Dec 2019Four personal bests in one day at Nanchang Winter 2019.
- 26 Oct 2019Four personal bests in one day at Changsha Autumn 2019.
- 18 May 2019Five personal bests in one day at Hengyang Open 2019.
- 14 Apr 2019Six personal bests in one day at Changsha Spring Open 2019.
- 9 Dec 2018Four personal bests in one day at WHUT Open 2018.
Competitions
- Nanchang Winter 2019 · 21 Dec 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Changsha Autumn 2019 · 26 Oct 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Hengyang Open 2019 · 18 May 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Changsha Spring Open 2019 · 14 Apr 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- WHUT Open 2018 · 9 Dec 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Changsha Xiangmo 2018 · 29 Apr 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- WHU Rubik's Cube Days 2017 · 25 Nov 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Yangzhou Open 2017 · 20 Aug 2017
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.
- Xinyun Chen (陈新运) — met in 56 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Xingyu Bai (白星宇) — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Baocheng Wu (吴宝城) — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 20 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.03 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.40 away.
Targets move as he improves.