People · United States
Anthony Xu
3×3 · top 11.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2022 · 2022XUAN13
Anthony Xu has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.43, set at Tartan Twist PA 2026, puts him in the top 11.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 6,410th in the United States. Across 3 competitions since October 2022, he has put 50 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.34 in October 2022 to 11.43, a 25% improvement. Anthony 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 11.43 | 13.82 | top 11.9% | 6,410 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 5.14 | 6.97 | top 41.1% | 16,498 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 29.28 | 32.02 | top 45.0% | 6,080 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 1:15.22 | — | early days — 2 solves | 8,755 / 19,072 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.76 | 12.36 | top 65.7% | 19,408 / 28,708 | |
| 5×5 | 3:10.39 | — | early days — 2 solves | 7,426 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 9:20.06 | — | early days — 1 solve | 2,051 / 2,092 |
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
- 3 Jan 2026First sub-15 3×3: 12.16 at DFW Cubing Winter 2026.
- 23 Oct 2022First competition: DFW Cubing Fall 2022. A 15.34 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Tartan Twist PA 2026 · 29 Aug 2026 — 1 personal best set
- DFW Cubing Winter 2026 · 3 Jan 2026 — 1 personal best set
- DFW Cubing Fall 2022 · 23 Oct 2022
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.
- Leia Jiang — met in 8 rounds, never finished ahead
- John Wanger II — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Tanay Shrivastav — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.43 away.
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 73,413 people have one; it is 0.14 away.
Targets move as he improves.