People · China
Zihang Yan (殷子航)
Skewb · top 5.9% of 73,281 all-time · competing since October 2018 · 2018YANZ11
Zihang Yan (殷子航) has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.17, set at Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2019, puts him in the top 5.9% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 331st in China. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since October 2018, he has put 125 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.02 in October 2018 to 14.70, a 14% improvement. Zihang 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 3.17 | 5.44 | top 5.9% | 331 / 5,004 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.69 | 6.38 | top 6.2% | 735 / 10,224 | |
| 3×3 | 14.70 | 16.42 | top 23.4% | 8,899 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 4.70 | 5.48 | top 35.5% | 6,107 / 15,796 | |
| 4×4 | 1:05.19 | — | top 42.0% | 4,006 / 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
- 26 Jul 2019Four personal bests in one day at China Championship 2019.
- 1 May 2019First sub-15 3×3: 14.81 at Xuzhou Spring 2019.
- 13 Apr 2019Three personal bests in one day at Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2019.
- 27 Oct 2018First competition: Xi'an Open 2018. A 17.02 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- China Championship 2019 · 26 Jul 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Xuzhou Spring 2019 · 1 May 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2019 · 13 Apr 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Xi'an Open 2018 · 27 Oct 2018 — 1 personal best set
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 19 rounds, finished ahead once
- Zongyang Li (李宗阳) — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ziqiang Tong (仝自强) — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.17 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.69 away.
Targets move as he improves.