People · China
Zibang Chen (陈子邦)
3×3 · top 13.7% of 288,433 all-time · competing since August 2013 · 2013CHEN53
Zibang Chen (陈子邦) has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.93, set at Zhenjiang Open 2017, puts him in the top 13.7% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 5,505th in China. Across 3 competitions since August 2013, he has put 76 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.78 in August 2013 to 11.93, a 19% improvement. Zibang 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 | 11.93 | 14.50 | top 13.7% | 5,505 / 28,499 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.23 | 8.60 | top 14.6% | 1,751 / 10,269 | |
| 2×2 | 3.56 | 6.20 | top 21.0% | 3,492 / 15,939 | |
| 4×4 | 1:16.84 | — | top 53.3% | 4,764 / 5,999 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 56.27 | — | early days — 1 solve | 5,787 / 5,994 | |
| 5×5 | 3:27.75 | — | early days — 2 solves | 2,773 / 2,857 |
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
- 30 Apr 2017Four personal bests in one day at Nanjing Spring 2017.
- 3 Aug 2013First competition: Shanghai Summer 2013. A 14.78 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Zhenjiang Open 2017 · 10 Dec 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Nanjing Spring 2017 · 30 Apr 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Shanghai Summer 2013 · 3 Aug 2013
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.
- Yinghao Wang (王鹰豪) — met in 18 rounds, never finished ahead
- Yihao Zhao (赵羿皓) — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Jichen Zha (查吉辰) — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 1.93 away.
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,242 people have one; it is 0.23 away.
Targets move as he improves.