People · China
Zhiyuan Zhang (张智渊)
3×3 · top 4.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2016 · 2016ZHAZ01
Zhiyuan Zhang (张智渊) has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.69, set at Qingdao Open 2018, puts him in the top 4.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,582nd in China. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 13 competitions since August 2016, he has put 637 official solves on the record across 14 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 83% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.41 in August 2016 to 8.69, a 40% improvement. Zhiyuan has entered 13 competitions, more competitions than 94% 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 | 8.69 | 10.69 | top 4.2% | 1,582 / 28,153 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.25 | 4.72 | top 4.5% | 545 / 10,224 | |
| Skewb | 2.91 | 4.67 | top 4.6% | 250 / 5,004 | |
| 2×2 | 2.11 | 3.22 | top 5.5% | 770 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.39 | 20.57 | top 13.6% | 1,344 / 5,922 | |
| 4×4 | 41.82 | 47.27 | top 14.3% | 1,540 / 5,926 | |
| Square-1 | 14.44 | 19.83 | top 15.1% | 228 / 1,362 | |
| Megaminx | 1:10.70 | 1:15.24 | top 16.0% | 472 / 1,678 | |
| 5×5 | 1:17.91 | 1:26.76 | top 17.5% | 846 / 2,816 | |
| Clock | 10.53 | 11.89 | top 27.6% | 644 / 1,843 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 37 moves | 42.33 | top 37.3% | 409 / 1,058 | |
| 6×6 | 3:01.55 | 3:11.62 | top 41.8% | 824 / 1,349 | |
| 7×7 | 4:39.68 | 5:12.01 | top 44.4% | 817 / 1,261 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:07.87 | — | early days — 1 solve | 959 / 1,183 |
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
- 5 Oct 2017Eight personal bests in one day at Hefei Open 2017.
- 20 Aug 2017First sub-10 3×3: 9.81 at Yangzhou Open 2017.
- 20 Aug 2017Three personal bests in one day at Yangzhou Open 2017.
- 20 May 2017Three personal bests in one day at Wuhan NxN Open 2017.
- 30 Apr 2017Four personal bests in one day at Weihai Open 2017.
- 26 Mar 2017Three personal bests in one day at Qingdao Prime Numbers 2017.
Competitions
- Qingdao Open 2018 · 25 Mar 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Zibo Open 2017 · 23 Dec 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Jinan Open 2017 · 18 Nov 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Hefei Open 2017 · 5 Oct 2017 — 8 personal bests set
- Yangzhou Open 2017 · 20 Aug 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Wuhan NxN Open 2017 · 20 May 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Weihai Open 2017 · 30 Apr 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Qingdao Prime Numbers 2017 · 26 Mar 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Weifang Winter 2016 · 11 Dec 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Taiyuan Winter Open 2016 · 20 Nov 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Zibo Open 2016 · 6 Nov 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Asian Championship 2016 · 1 Oct 2016 — 9 personal bests set
- Linyi Open 2016 · 7 Aug 2016
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.
- Fazhen Wu (吴法臻) — met in 70 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Chenghao Guo (国成浩) — met in 66 rounds, finished ahead 64 times
- Zihan Zhang (张子涵) — met in 55 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.69 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.25 away.
Targets move as he improves.