People · China
Zongqiang Hu (胡宗强)
Skewb · top 2.4% of 74,164 all-time · competing since July 2016 · 2016HUZO01
Zongqiang Hu (胡宗强) has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 2.36, set at Hefei Open 2017, puts him in the top 2.4% of the 74,164 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 125th in China. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since July 2016, he has put 289 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 63% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.17 in July 2016 to 9.45, a 28% improvement. Zongqiang has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 2.36 | 3.92 | top 2.4% | 125 / 5,030 | |
| 3×3 | 9.45 | 11.08 | top 6.0% | 2,358 / 28,499 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.92 | 4.62 | top 7.3% | 878 / 10,269 | |
| 2×2 | 2.63 | 4.14 | top 10.3% | 1,585 / 15,939 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 31 moves | 33.67 | top 17.5% | 187 / 1,071 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.11 | 21.11 | top 18.2% | 1,843 / 5,994 | |
| 4×4 | 53.53 | 1:01.33 | top 29.1% | 3,046 / 5,999 | |
| Square-1 | 27.49 | 31.76 | top 44.6% | 775 / 1,373 | |
| Megaminx | 2:14.47 | 2:46.67 | top 53.6% | 1,379 / 1,693 | |
| 5×5 | 2:15.37 | — | top 58.5% | 2,360 / 2,857 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:04.59 | — | early days — 2 solves | 950 / 1,184 |
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
- 19 Oct 2019First sub-10 3×3: 9.45 at Shanghai Open 2019.
- 5 Oct 2017Eight personal bests in one day at Hefei Open 2017.
- 8 Jul 2017Four personal bests in one day at Changshu Open 2017.
- 18 Mar 2017Six personal bests in one day at Shanghai Spring 2017.
- 5 Nov 2016Four personal bests in one day at Shanghai Winter is Coming 2016.
- 1 Oct 2016Six personal bests in one day at Asian Championship 2016.
Competitions
- Shanghai Open 2019 · 19 Oct 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Hefei Open 2017 · 5 Oct 2017 — 8 personal bests set
- Changshu Open 2017 · 8 Jul 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Shanghai Spring 2017 · 18 Mar 2017 — 6 personal bests set
- Shanghai Winter is Coming 2016 · 5 Nov 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Asian Championship 2016 · 1 Oct 2016 — 6 personal bests set
- Nanchang Open 2016 · 10 Jul 2016
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.
- Qi Zhou (周祺) — met in 44 rounds, finished ahead 22 times
- Shenjie Zhu (朱申杰) — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead 20 times
- Yinghao Wang (王鹰豪) — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-2 Skewb single — 1,031 people have one; it is 0.36 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.45 away.
Targets move as he improves.