People · China
Zhouyan Wang (王周言)
3×3 · top 9.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2016 · 2016WANZ01
Zhouyan Wang (王周言) has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.63, set at Linyi Open 2016, puts him in the top 9.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,662nd in China. Until August 2006, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since July 2016, he has put 102 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.10 in July 2016 to 10.63, a 25% improvement. Zhouyan has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 10.63 | 13.10 | top 9.4% | 3,662 / 28,153 | |
| Megaminx | 1:02.70 | 1:07.16 | top 11.4% | 309 / 1,678 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.23 | 22.99 | top 13.2% | 1,308 / 5,922 | |
| 2×2 | 3.93 | 5.39 | top 25.6% | 4,313 / 15,796 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.97 | 10.03 | top 27.6% | 3,082 / 10,224 | |
| 4×4 | 57.05 | 1:01.19 | top 33.2% | 3,313 / 5,926 | |
| 5×5 | 1:41.22 | 1:48.64 | top 36.3% | 1,642 / 2,816 | |
| 7×7 | 5:17.58 | 5:38.46 | early days — 3 solves | 959 / 1,261 | |
| 6×6 | 4:42.82 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,258 / 1,349 |
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 Aug 2017Five personal bests in one day at Wuxi Open 2017.
- 2 Jul 2016First competition: Suzhou Open 2016. A 14.10 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Wuxi Open 2017 · 5 Aug 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- Linyi Open 2016 · 7 Aug 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Suzhou Open 2016 · 2 Jul 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.
- Lei Wang (汪磊) — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Wenxuan Tang (唐文轩) — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Wei Wang (王炜) — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.63 away.
- A sub-1:00 Megaminx single — 3,483 people have one; it is 2.70 away.
Targets move as he improves.