People · China
Zixiang Zhang (张子翔)
3×3 · top 13.7% of 288,433 all-time · competing since October 2017 · 2017ZHAZ16
Zixiang Zhang (张子翔) has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.93, set at Chengdu Summer 2024, puts him in the top 13.7% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 5,505th in China. Across 10 competitions since October 2017, he has put 330 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 65% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.52 in October 2017 to 11.93, a 32% improvement. Zixiang has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% 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 | 11.93 | 14.94 | top 13.7% | 5,505 / 28,499 | |
| Square-1 | 15.38 | 18.81 | top 17.3% | 275 / 1,373 | |
| Megaminx | 1:15.30 | 1:24.11 | top 18.9% | 588 / 1,693 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.48 | 25.68 | top 21.8% | 2,209 / 5,994 | |
| 2×2 | 3.77 | 5.27 | top 23.6% | 3,986 / 15,939 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.50 | 8.67 | top 23.9% | 2,743 / 10,269 | |
| Skewb | 6.02 | 8.03 | top 26.0% | 1,625 / 5,030 | |
| 4×4 | 51.06 | 56.41 | top 26.1% | 2,804 / 5,999 | |
| 5×5 | 1:35.98 | 1:50.77 | top 32.3% | 1,487 / 2,857 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 43 moves | 44.67 | early days — 3 solves | 705 / 1,071 | |
| 7×7 | 5:38.38 | 6:02.05 | early days — 3 solves | 1,037 / 1,274 | |
| Clock | 19.65 | 21.11 | top 63.6% | 1,450 / 1,887 | |
| 6×6 | 4:02.48 | 4:06.16 | early days — 3 solves | 1,165 / 1,363 |
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
- 20 Jul 2024Three personal bests in one day at Chengdu Summer 2024.
- 1 Jan 2020Five personal bests in one day at Xi'an New Year 2020.
- 24 Aug 2019Three personal bests in one day at Xi'an 10th Anniversary 2019.
- 13 Apr 2019Three personal bests in one day at Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2019.
- 3 Mar 2019Five personal bests in one day at Xianyang Open 2019.
- 27 Oct 2018First sub-15 3×3: 14.84 at Xi'an Open 2018.
Competitions
- Chengdu Summer 2024 · 20 Jul 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Xi'an Open 2023 · 24 Dec 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Xi'an New Year 2020 · 1 Jan 2020 — 5 personal bests set
- Xi'an 10th Anniversary 2019 · 24 Aug 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Ningxia Open 2019 · 18 Aug 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2019 · 13 Apr 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Xianyang Open 2019 · 3 Mar 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Xi'an Open 2018 · 27 Oct 2018 — 6 personal bests set
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2018 · 6 Apr 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- XPU Open 2017 · 14 Oct 2017
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 53 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Haodong Cheng (程昊东) — met in 38 rounds, never finished ahead
- Wei Wen (文卫) — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead 20 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 1.93 away.
- A sub-15 Square-1 single — 4,234 people have one; it is 0.38 away.
Targets move as he improves.