Progress against the field
From Hong Kong 2024 to Beijing 2026, the field gained 7:53 on Ian Cheung.
Over the same races everyone got 15:37 quicker, so 7:44 faster on the clock looks better than it was.
The largest gain on the field came from Hong Kong 2026 → Beijing 2026: 10:17 in 125 days.
How this is worked out ⓘ
A finish time moves for two reasons: the athlete, and the race — its course, its floor, its day. For each pair of races in a row in one category, we take everyone who raced both and use the middle of how much they moved (the median) as "the race". Whatever is left is the athlete. Doubles are compared only when the same two people raced both, and told as the pair's; relays are left out. A pair with fewer than 15 athletes in common is not shown.
Every race
12 races · 8 events
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Beijing10 Sep 2026Relay · Mixed1:25:06123/260Beat 53%
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Beijing10 Sep 2026Doubles Open · Men1:01:05 PB14/108Beat 87%
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Beijing10 Sep 2026Individual Open · Men1:12:3728/364Beat 92%
↑ 125 days after Hong Kong 2026 10:17 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
10:17 better than the field: 11:09 faster on the clock, against 0:52 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →0:52 faster This athlete11:09 faster -
Hong Kong8 May 2026Relay · Men1:44:37269/304Beat 12%
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Hong Kong8 May 2026Individual Open · Men1:23:46165/609Beat 73%
↑ 139 days after Shenzhen 2025 18:34 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
15:02 slower on the clock in a race that was 3:32 faster for everyone: 18:34 lost to the field.
The fieldCompare these two →3:32 faster This athlete15:02 slower -
Shenzhen20 Dec 2025Doubles Open · Mixed1:20:35 PB160/539Beat 70%
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Shenzhen20 Dec 2025Individual Open · Men1:08:44 PB20/928Beat 98%
↑ 28 days after Shanghai 2025 2:45 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
2:44 faster on the clock in a race that was 0:01 slower for everyone: 2:45 better than the field.
The fieldCompare these two →0:01 slower This athlete2:44 faster -
Shanghai22 Nov 2025Individual Open · Men1:11:2856/914Beat 94%
↑ 91 days after Beijing 2025 1:35 worse than the field Faster on the clock, behind the field Why ↓Close ↑
3:12 faster on the clock, yet the race was 4:47 faster for everyone, so 1:35 was lost on the field.
The fieldCompare these two →4:47 faster This athlete3:12 faster -
Beijing23 Aug 2025Individual Open · Men1:14:4057/609Beat 91%
↑ 28 days after Hong Kong 2025 0:53 worse than the field Faster on the clock, behind the field Why ↓Close ↑
2:38 faster on the clock, yet the race was 3:31 faster for everyone, so 0:53 was lost on the field.
The fieldCompare these two →3:31 faster This athlete2:38 faster -
Hong Kong26 Jul 2025Individual Open · Men1:17:1898/1186Beat 92%
↑ 246 days after Hong Kong 2024 0:07 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
3:03 faster on the clock, and the race was 2:56 faster for everyone. Whatever changed, it changed for all of them.
The fieldCompare these two →2:56 faster This athlete3:03 faster -
Hong Kong22 Nov 2024Individual Open · Men1:20:21229/1011Beat 77%
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Hong Kong26 Nov 2023Relay · Men1:27:5836/48Beat 25%