People · China
Zhiqiang Kong (孔志强)
4×4 · top 20.7% of 85,040 all-time · competing since April 2017 · 2017KONG04
Zhiqiang Kong (孔志强) has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 4×4: a personal-best single of 46.85, set at Lanzhou Autumn 2019, puts him in the top 20.7% of the 85,040 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,261st in China. Across 7 competitions since April 2017, he has put 221 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 4×4 best has come down from 1:39.59 in April 2017 to 46.85, a 53% improvement. Zhiqiang has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4×4 | 46.85 | 54.58 | top 20.7% | 2,261 / 5,999 | |
| Clock | 9.25 | 10.79 | top 21.1% | 477 / 1,887 | |
| 5×5 | 1:23.21 | 1:31.60 | top 21.9% | 1,071 / 2,857 | |
| 7×7 | 3:36.23 | 3:48.08 | top 22.0% | 451 / 1,274 | |
| 6×6 | 2:27.49 | 2:30.25 | top 24.4% | 538 / 1,363 | |
| 3×3 | 15.97 | 19.46 | top 27.8% | 10,490 / 28,499 | |
| Megaminx | 1:42.73 | 1:50.84 | top 36.4% | 1,087 / 1,693 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.04 | 10.74 | top 36.5% | 4,005 / 10,269 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.22 | 41.26 | top 37.5% | 3,558 / 5,994 | |
| 2×2 | 5.20 | 6.00 | top 41.9% | 7,308 / 15,939 | |
| Square-1 | 26.66 | 31.93 | top 42.8% | 742 / 1,373 | |
| Skewb | 13.99 | 20.27 | top 74.7% | 3,897 / 5,030 |
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, 4×4. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 3 Aug 2024Three personal bests in one day at Xi'an Open 2024.
- 27 Oct 2019Five personal bests in one day at Lanzhou Autumn 2019.
- 11 May 2019Eight personal bests in one day at Lanzhou Spring 2019.
- 22 Apr 2018First sub-20 3×3: 18.29 at Lanzhou Open 2018.
- 22 Apr 2018Three personal bests in one day at Lanzhou Open 2018.
- 22 Apr 2017First competition: Lanzhou Spring 2017. A 26.22 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Xi'an Open 2024 · 3 Aug 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Lanzhou Autumn 2019 · 27 Oct 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Lanzhou Spring 2019 · 11 May 2019 — 8 personal bests set
- Lanzhou Autumn 2018 · 14 Oct 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Ningxia Open 2018 · 5 Aug 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Lanzhou Open 2018 · 22 Apr 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Lanzhou Spring 2017 · 22 Apr 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.
- Kaiyang Gao (高凯阳) — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Haozhi Pan (潘颢之) — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Baoquan Zhang (张宝权) — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,370 people have one; it is 6.85 away.
- A sub-8 Clock single — 4,962 people have one; it is 1.25 away.
Targets move as he improves.