People · China
Zhongliang Zhang (张中良)
2×2 · top 14.1% of 186,767 all-time · competing since November 2014 · 2014ZHAN54
Zhongliang Zhang (张中良) has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.99, set at Baoji Open 2018, puts him in the top 14.1% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,207th in China. Across 4 competitions since November 2014, 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 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 25.24 in November 2014 to 17.14, a 32% improvement. Zhongliang 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 | 2.99 | 5.84 | top 14.1% | 2,207 / 15,796 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.54 | 7.95 | top 16.7% | 1,955 / 10,224 | |
| Skewb | 6.48 | 9.67 | top 29.6% | 1,826 / 5,004 | |
| 3×3 | 17.14 | 19.02 | top 31.4% | 11,442 / 28,153 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 40.56 | — | early days — 2 solves | 5,172 / 5,922 | |
| 4×4 | 2:23.68 | 2:43.01 | top 90.1% | 5,807 / 5,926 |
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
- 8 Jul 2018First sub-20 3×3: 18.06 at Linfen Open 2018.
- 8 Jul 2018Four personal bests in one day at Linfen Open 2018.
- 8 Nov 2014First competition: Yangling Open 2014. A 25.24 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Baoji Open 2018 · 21 Jul 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Linfen Open 2018 · 8 Jul 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Xi'an Winter Open 2014 · 7 Dec 2014
- Yangling Open 2014 · 8 Nov 2014
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 13 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Charles Zhu (朱彦臣) — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Zhibin Liu (刘治斌) — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.99 away.
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.54 away.
Targets move as he improves.