People · China
Zishao Zheng
3×3 · top 30.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2009 · 2009ZHEN10
Zishao Zheng has been competing for 17 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 16.72, set at NZ North Island Championship 2023, puts him in the top 30.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 11,043rd in China. Across 5 competitions since July 2009, he has put 70 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 18% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.33 in July 2009 to 16.72, an 18% improvement. Zishao 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 16.72 | 20.28 | top 30.1% | 11,043 / 28,153 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 33.78 | 38.38 | top 55.0% | 4,604 / 5,922 | |
| 5×5 | 4:11.75 | — | early days — 2 solves | 2,779 / 2,816 |
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
- 25 Sep 2010First sub-20 3×3: 19.44 at Waikato Spring Open 2010.
- 18 Jul 2009First competition: New Zealand Championships 2009. A 20.33 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- NZ North Island Championship 2023 · 27 Oct 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Auckland Autumn 2023 · 13 May 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- New Zealand Nationals 2022 · 9 Dec 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Waikato Spring Open 2010 · 25 Sep 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- New Zealand Championships 2009 · 18 Jul 2009
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.
- David Lim — met in 9 rounds, never finished ahead
- Benjamin Kernohan — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Clark Xu — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 1.72 away.
- A sub-30 3×3 one-handed single — 34,382 people have one; it is 3.78 away.
Targets move as he improves.