People · China
Ziwen Tao (陶子文)
3×3 one-handed · top 3.2% of 73,695 all-time · competing since January 2014 · 2014TAOZ01
Ziwen Tao (陶子文) has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the 3×3 one-handed: a personal-best single of 12.15, set at Jieyang Open 2018, puts him in the top 3.2% of the 73,695 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 277th in China. Until January 2010, no official 3×3 one-handed solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since January 2014, he has put 201 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 88% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 one-handed best has come down from 27.06 in April 2014 to 12.15, a 55% improvement. Ziwen has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% 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 one-handed | 12.15 | 15.30 | top 3.2% | 277 / 5,922 | |
| 3×3 | 9.69 | 11.64 | top 6.6% | 2,563 / 28,153 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.88 | 7.92 | top 19.1% | 2,190 / 10,224 | |
| 2×2 | 3.64 | 5.57 | top 21.9% | 3,607 / 15,796 | |
| 4×4 | 51.61 | 58.90 | top 26.7% | 2,817 / 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 one-handed. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 26 Aug 2018First sub-10 3×3: 9.69 at Zhanjiang Open 2018.
- 2 Oct 2015Four personal bests in one day at China Championship 2015.
- 1 Jan 2015Four personal bests in one day at Guangzhou New Year's Cube Day 2015.
- 27 Jul 2014Three personal bests in one day at Huizhou Open 2014.
- 20 Apr 2014First sub-20 3×3: 14.23 at Guangzhou Cube Splashing Day 2014.
- 20 Apr 2014First sub-15 3×3: 14.23 at Guangzhou Cube Splashing Day 2014.
Competitions
- Zhanjiang Open 2018 · 26 Aug 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Jieyang Open 2018 · 12 Aug 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- GDSY Open 2017 · 26 Mar 2017 — 1 personal best set
- China Championship 2015 · 2 Oct 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- Guangzhou New Year's Cube Day 2015 · 1 Jan 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- Guangdong Open 2014 · 1 Oct 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Huizhou Open 2014 · 27 Jul 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- Guangzhou Cube Splashing Day 2014 · 20 Apr 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Guangzhou Small Cubes 2014 · 12 Jan 2014
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.
- Xingyu Chen (陈星宇) — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Mo Ji (季默) — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Xusheng Hong (洪旭升) — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 20 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 one-handed single — 2,187 people have one; it is 0.15 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.69 away.
Targets move as he improves.