In the past year (2019), Zhiyuan Ma (马之元) competed in 18 competitions and 242 rounds across 17 events, from Apr 6th to Dec 22nd.
Podiums
He has been on the podium 21 times across 6 events, including 6 golds, 8 silvers, and 7 bronzes.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Skewb | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Square-1 | | 1 | 3 |
| Pyraminx | | 1 | 1 |
| 2x2x2 Cube | | 1 | |
| 4x4x4 Cube | | | 1 |
Solves/Attempts
He attempted 1099 solves and completed 1029.
| Event | Solves | Attempts |
| 3x3x3 Cube | 178 | 180 |
| 2x2x2 Cube | 154 | 155 |
| Skewb | 118 | 120 |
| 3x3x3 One-Handed | 113 | 115 |
| Pyraminx | 113 | 115 |
| 4x4x4 Cube | 99 | 100 |
| 5x5x5 Cube | 65 | 65 |
| Square-1 | 59 | 60 |
| Megaminx | 40 | 40 |
| Clock | 33 | 35 |
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | 22 | 66 |
| 6x6x6 Cube | 15 | 15 |
| 7x7x7 Cube | 10 | 10 |
| 3x3x3 Fewest Moves | 8 | 11 |
| 4x4x4 Blindfolded | 2 | 6 |
| 5x5x5 Blindfolded | 0 | 3 |
| 3x3x3 Multi-Blind | 0 | 3 |
Personal Bests
He broke his personal best 109 times across 15 events, including 58 singles and 51 averages.
| Event | Times | Single | Average |
| 5x5x5 Cube | 12 | 6 | 6 |
| 3x3x3 Cube | 11 | 5 | 6 |
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | 11 | 8 | 3 |
| 4x4x4 Cube | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| 6x6x6 Cube | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| 3x3x3 One-Handed | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| Pyraminx | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| 7x7x7 Cube | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| Megaminx | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| Square-1 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| Clock | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 3x3x3 Fewest Moves | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 2x2x2 Cube | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Skewb | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4x4x4 Blindfolded | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Improvements of Single
| Event | ≤2018 | 2019 | Improvement |
| 2x2x2 Cube | 2.49 | 1.20 | 1.29 (107.50%) |
| Pyraminx | 3.92 | 2.53 | 1.39 (54.94%) |
| 3x3x3 Fewest Moves | 47 | 33 | 14 (42.42%) |
| 4x4x4 Cube | 47.17 | 34.03 | 13.14 (38.61%) |
| Clock | 12.91 | 9.44 | 3.47 (36.76%) |
| 3x3x3 Cube | 9.47 | 7.56 | 1.91 (25.26%) |
| 3x3x3 One-Handed | 13.72 | 11.84 | 1.88 (15.88%) |
| 5x5x5 Cube | - | 1:14.45 | - |
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | - | 22.62 | - |
| 6x6x6 Cube | - | 2:42.80 | - |
| 7x7x7 Cube | - | 4:32.85 | - |
| Megaminx | - | 1:27.07 | - |
| Square-1 | - | 11.66 | - |
| 4x4x4 Blindfolded | - | 6:37.19 | - |
Improvements of Average
| Event | ≤2018 | 2019 | Improvement |
| Pyraminx | 5.92 | 4.11 | 1.81 (44.04%) |
| 4x4x4 Cube | 53.29 | 37.78 | 15.51 (41.05%) |
| Clock | 14.64 | 11.34 | 3.30 (29.10%) |
| 3x3x3 One-Handed | 18.65 | 15.25 | 3.40 (22.30%) |
| 2x2x2 Cube | 3.26 | 2.82 | 0.44 (15.60%) |
| 3x3x3 Cube | 10.72 | 9.36 | 1.36 (14.53%) |
| Skewb | 3.57 | 3.15 | 0.42 (13.33%) |
| 5x5x5 Cube | - | 1:23.31 | - |
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | - | 27.47 | - |
| 6x6x6 Cube | - | 2:51.05 | - |
| 7x7x7 Cube | - | 4:44.81 | - |
| Megaminx | - | 1:40.95 | - |
| Square-1 | - | 17.24 | - |
| 3x3x3 Fewest Moves | - | 35.67 | - |
Cubers
He met 2397 cubers from 51 countries/regions, 527 of whom competed with him more than once.
| Shared Competitions | Competitors |
| 1 | 1870 |
| 2 | 320 |
| 3 | 98 |
| 4 | 56 |
| 5 | 28 |
| 6 | 11 |
| 7 | 7 |
| 8 | 7 |
| All | 2397 |
Regions
He competed in 1 country/region.
Cities
In China, he visited 13 cities while competing.
| City | Times |
| Hefei | 2 |
| Hangzhou | 2 |
| Shanghai | 2 |
| Wuxi | 1 |
| Yancheng | 1 |
| Huzhou | 1 |
| Nanchang | 1 |
| Wuhan | 1 |
| Suzhou | 1 |
| Taizhou | 1 |
| Changsha | 1 |
| Shaoxing | 1 |
| Guangzhou | 1 |
