People · China
Zihan Shen (沈子涵)
3×3 · top 41.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2015 · 2015SHEN13
Zihan Shen (沈子涵) has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 20.67, set at Changsha Xiangmo 2017, puts him in the top 41.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 14,177th in China. Across 4 competitions since October 2015, he has put 33 official solves on the record across four events. His 3×3 best has come down from 50.49 in October 2015 to 20.67, a 59% improvement. Zihan 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 20.67 | 29.04 | top 41.8% | 14,177 / 28,153 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:58.59 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,077 / 1,183 | |
| Pyraminx | 14.95 | 25.87 | top 81.6% | 8,073 / 10,224 | |
| 2×2 | 11.75 | 21.44 | top 83.7% | 13,396 / 15,796 |
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
- 18 Jun 2016First sub-30 3×3: 25.99 at Cube of Odd Numbers 2016.
- 2 Oct 2015First competition: China Championship 2015. A 50.49 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Changsha Xiangmo 2017 · 6 May 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Cube of Odd Numbers 2016 · 18 Jun 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Nanchang Winter 2015 · 27 Dec 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- China Championship 2015 · 2 Oct 2015
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.
- Baiqiang Dong (董百强) — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ziyuan Lin (林子源) — met in 6 rounds, never finished ahead
- Xin Shi (石欣) — met in 6 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 0.67 away.
- A sub-3:00 3×3 blindfolded single — 6,381 people have one; it is 1:58.59 away.
Targets move as he improves.