People · China
Zhiyuan Ma (马志远)
3×3 · top 32.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2018 · 2018MAZH05
Zhiyuan Ma (马志远) has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 17.57, set at Xuzhou Autumn 2024, puts him in the top 32.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 11,852nd in China. Across 4 competitions since October 2018, he has put 34 official solves on the record across four events. His 3×3 best has come down from 37.10 in October 2018 to 17.57, a 53% improvement. Zhiyuan 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 17.57 | 23.59 | top 32.8% | 11,852 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 5.02 | 7.97 | top 39.6% | 6,829 / 15,796 | |
| 4×4 | 1:22.08 | — | top 57.6% | 4,911 / 5,926 | |
| Skewb | 16.00 | 19.15 | top 81.3% | 4,133 / 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
- 21 Sep 2024First sub-20 3×3: 17.57 at Xuzhou Autumn 2024.
- 3 Mar 2019First sub-30 3×3: 28.28 at Xianyang Open 2019.
- 27 Oct 2018First competition: Xi'an Open 2018. A 37.10 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Xuzhou Autumn 2024 · 21 Sep 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Baoji Open 2019 · 11 Aug 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Xianyang Open 2019 · 3 Mar 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Xi'an Open 2018 · 27 Oct 2018
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 8 rounds, never finished ahead
- Mingsen Han (韩明森) — met in 7 rounds, never finished ahead
- Haodong Cheng (程昊东) — met in 7 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 2.57 away.
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 73,413 people have one; it is 0.02 away.
Targets move as he improves.