People · China
Zhiping Zhong (钟志平)
2×2 · top 6.3% of 186,767 all-time · competing since July 2010 · 2010ZHON01
Zhiping Zhong (钟志平) has been competing for 16 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.21, set at One-to-eight Cubes Competition 2011, puts him in the top 6.3% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 895th in China. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since July 2010, he has put 81 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.33 in October 2010 to 11.97, a 10% improvement. Zhiping 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.21 | 5.45 | top 6.3% | 895 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 | 11.97 | 13.07 | top 13.8% | 5,438 / 28,153 | |
| 4×4 | 1:02.63 | 1:07.75 | top 39.3% | 3,815 / 5,926 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.77 | 39.15 | top 41.3% | 3,781 / 5,922 | |
| 5×5 | 2:53.15 | — | early days — 2 solves | 2,636 / 2,816 | |
| Pyraminx | 28.18 | — | early days — 1 solve | 9,959 / 10,224 |
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
- 7 Nov 2010Three personal bests in one day at Guangzhou Small Cubes 2010.
- 11 Jul 2010First competition: Guangzhou Big Cubes Competition 2010.
Competitions
- One-to-eight Cubes Competition 2011 · 20 Mar 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- Guangzhou Small Cubes 2010 · 7 Nov 2010 — 3 personal bests set
- Guangdong Open 2010 · 3 Oct 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Guangzhou Big Cubes Competition 2010 · 11 Jul 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.
- Kam Chor Kin (甘楚健) — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Weimin Fang (方伟民) — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Junmin Lin (林晙旻) — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.21 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.97 away.
Targets move as he improves.