People · China
Zichao Cai (蔡子朝)
Pyraminx · top 19.9% of 129,321 all-time · competing since April 2019 · 2019CAIZ01
Zichao Cai (蔡子朝) has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 5.98, set at Shaoxing Open 2019, puts him in the top 19.9% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,273rd in China. Across 5 competitions since April 2019, he has put 70 official solves on the record across four events. His 3×3 best has come down from 39.15 in April 2019 to 15.77, a 60% improvement. Zichao has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 5.98 | 11.87 | top 19.9% | 2,273 / 10,224 | |
| 3×3 | 15.77 | 18.89 | top 27.0% | 10,079 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 4.19 | 5.30 | top 28.9% | 4,939 / 15,796 | |
| Skewb | 13.56 | 15.49 | top 73.1% | 3,820 / 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 Dec 2019Three personal bests in one day at Shaoxing Open 2019.
- 19 Oct 2019First sub-20 3×3: 15.77 at Shanghai Open 2019.
- 13 Jul 2019First sub-30 3×3: 20.80 at Huzhou Open 2019.
- 13 Jul 2019Three personal bests in one day at Huzhou Open 2019.
- 20 Apr 2019First competition: Kunshan Open 2019. A 39.15 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Shaoxing Open 2019 · 21 Dec 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Shanghai Open 2019 · 19 Oct 2019 — 1 personal best set
- China Championship 2019 · 26 Jul 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Huzhou Open 2019 · 13 Jul 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Kunshan Open 2019 · 20 Apr 2019
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.
- Jieyu Yang (杨杰予) — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Pingda Lu (陆平达) — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Zhiyuan Ma (马之元) — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.98 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 0.77 away.
Targets move as he improves.