People · China
Zhili Zhang (张志立)
3×3 · top 3.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2012 · 2012ZHAN24
Zhili Zhang (张志立) has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.27, set at Xiamen Autumn 2017, puts him in the top 3.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,224th in China. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 20 competitions since August 2012, he has put 424 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 74% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.28 in August 2012 to 8.27, a 57% improvement. Zhili has entered 20 competitions, more competitions than 97% 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 | 8.27 | 11.09 | top 3.3% | 1,224 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 2.83 | 6.32 | top 12.3% | 1,928 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.59 | 21.62 | top 14.0% | 1,399 / 5,922 | |
| 4×4 | 46.71 | 51.46 | top 20.4% | 2,200 / 5,926 | |
| Megaminx | 1:20.16 | 1:27.82 | top 21.9% | 658 / 1,678 | |
| Pyraminx | 12.97 | 21.01 | top 72.7% | 7,279 / 10,224 | |
| Skewb | 16.68 | — | early days — 2 solves | 4,198 / 5,004 |
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
- 1 Oct 2017First sub-10 3×3: 9.49 at China's 10th Anniversary Championship 2017.
- 1 May 2016Four personal bests in one day at Chengdu Open 2016.
- 1 Oct 2013First sub-15 3×3: 12.36 at Guangdong Open 2013.
- 5 Aug 2012First competition: Hefei Summer 2012. A 19.28 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Beijing Open 2018 · 30 Apr 2018
- Chongqing Open 2017 · 30 Dec 2017 — 1 personal best set
- TKK Open 2017 · 19 Nov 2017
- Xiamen Autumn 2017 · 15 Oct 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- China's 10th Anniversary Championship 2017 · 1 Oct 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Longyan Summer Open 2017 · 9 Jul 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Zhangzhou Spring 2017 · 9 Apr 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2017 · 2 Apr 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Asian Championship 2016 · 1 Oct 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Shantou Open 2016 · 7 Aug 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Chongqing Open 2016 · 16 Jul 2016
- Fuzhou Open 2016 · 5 Jun 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Chengdu Open 2016 · 1 May 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2016 · 2 Apr 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Xi'an Open 2015 · 29 Nov 2015
- Chongqing Open 2014 · 9 Aug 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Chengdu Open 2014 · 2 May 2014
- Guangdong Open 2013 · 1 Oct 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- Chongqing Open 2013 · 10 Aug 2013
- Hefei Summer 2012 · 5 Aug 2012
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.
- Xin Shi (石欣) — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Baiqiang Dong (董百强) — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 25 times
- Xiaojing Zhang (张小静) — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 23 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.27 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.83 away.
Targets move as he improves.