People · China
Zixin Zhang (章子昕)
3×3 · top 6.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2017 · 2017ZHAZ11
Zixin Zhang (章子昕) has been competing for 9 years. Her best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.50, set at China Championship 2018, puts her in the top 6.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,356th in China. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since August 2017, she has put 144 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, her 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. That figure sets aside her 2 DNFs. Her 3×3 best has come down from 15.66 in August 2017 to 9.50, a 39% improvement. Zixin has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 9.50 | 11.69 | top 6.1% | 2,356 / 28,153 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.93 | 7.34 | top 7.3% | 868 / 10,224 | |
| Skewb | 3.59 | 6.06 | top 8.3% | 470 / 5,004 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.87 | 20.52 | top 12.3% | 1,198 / 5,922 | |
| 4×4 | 43.21 | 49.25 | top 16.0% | 1,740 / 5,926 | |
| 2×2 | 3.18 | 3.85 | top 16.4% | 2,628 / 15,796 | |
| Megaminx | 1:36.74 | 1:45.30 | top 32.6% | 968 / 1,678 | |
| 5×5 | 2:09.92 | 2:26.41 | top 55.4% | 2,244 / 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
- 2 Oct 2018First sub-10 3×3: 9.50 at China Championship 2018.
- 2 Oct 2018Ten personal bests in one day at China Championship 2018.
- 30 Apr 2018First sub-15 3×3: 13.72 at Beijing Open 2018.
- 30 Apr 2018Three personal bests in one day at Beijing Open 2018.
- 20 Aug 2017First competition: Yangzhou Open 2017. A 15.82 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- China Championship 2018 · 2 Oct 2018 — 10 personal bests set
- Beijing Open 2018 · 30 Apr 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Yangzhou Open 2017 · 20 Aug 2017 — 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 her.
- Zaiyang Zhang (张在旸) — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Chenhao Ma (马晨皓) — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Xiang Meng (孟响) — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.50 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.93 away.
Targets move as she improves.