People · China
Zining Zhan (詹子宁)
Pyraminx · top 13.1% of 129,321 all-time · competing since August 2013 · 2013ZHAN45
Zining Zhan (詹子宁) has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.99, set at Beijing Winter 2018, puts him in the top 13.1% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,555th in China. Across 11 competitions since August 2013, he has put 203 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 70% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.16 in August 2013 to 15.24, a 37% improvement. Zining has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.99 | 8.84 | top 13.1% | 1,555 / 10,224 | |
| 2×2 | 3.83 | 6.41 | top 24.3% | 4,070 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 | 15.24 | 16.93 | top 25.2% | 9,484 / 28,153 | |
| 4×4 | 55.68 | 59.15 | top 31.5% | 3,184 / 5,926 | |
| Megaminx | 1:52.14 | 1:59.66 | top 41.6% | 1,175 / 1,678 | |
| 5×5 | 1:56.15 | 2:01.35 | top 46.8% | 2,009 / 2,816 | |
| Square-1 | 29.37 | 32.69 | top 48.2% | 821 / 1,362 | |
| Skewb | 12.28 | 23.63 | top 67.4% | 3,576 / 5,004 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 46 moves | — | top 68.6% | 807 / 1,058 | |
| 6×6 | 4:18.40 | 4:36.98 | top 71.2% | 1,195 / 1,349 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 45.16 | 49.47 | top 71.8% | 5,401 / 5,922 | |
| 7×7 | 7:21.00 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,193 / 1,261 |
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 2013First sub-20 3×3: 18.38 at Beijing Winter Open 2013.
- 21 Dec 2013Five personal bests in one day at Beijing Winter Open 2013.
- 10 Aug 2013First competition: Beijing Summer 2013. A 24.16 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Tianjin Summer Solstice 2021 · 20 Jun 2021 — 2 personal bests set
- Beijing Winter 2019 · 7 Dec 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Tianjin Autumn 2019 · 20 Oct 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Beijing Winter 2018 · 31 Dec 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Beijing Summer 2018 · 29 Jul 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Please Be Quiet Beijing 2018 · 30 Jun 2018
- Asian Championship 2016 · 1 Oct 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- China Championship 2015 · 2 Oct 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Beijing Summer Open 2014 · 6 Jul 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Beijing Winter Open 2013 · 21 Dec 2013 — 5 personal bests set
- Beijing Summer 2013 · 10 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.
- Ling Qin (秦岭) — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Zongyang Li (李宗阳) — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Boyang Zhang (张博洋) — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.99 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.83 away.
Targets move as he improves.