People · United States
Edward Xie
Square-1 · top 5.0% of 25,662 all-time · competing since November 2017 · 2017XIEE01
Edward Xie has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the Square-1: a personal-best single of 9.33, set at CubingUSA Western Championship 2019, puts him in the top 5.0% of the 25,662 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 370th in the United States. Until October 2010, no official Square-1 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since November 2017, he has put 168 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.63 in November 2017 to 10.77, a 39% improvement. Edward has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Square-1 | 9.33 | 11.88 | top 5.0% | 370 / 6,846 | |
| 3×3 | 10.77 | 13.49 | top 9.8% | 5,407 / 60,666 | |
| 2×2 | 3.26 | 5.25 | top 17.4% | 6,892 / 41,674 | |
| Megaminx | 1:13.26 | 1:26.59 | top 17.6% | 1,216 / 8,026 | |
| 4×4 | 46.10 | 50.23 | top 19.8% | 3,035 / 19,354 | |
| 5×5 | 1:23.80 | 1:36.32 | top 22.4% | 1,754 / 9,537 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.83 | 31.83 | top 36.5% | 4,897 / 15,900 | |
| 6×6 | 2:54.31 | 3:05.07 | top 38.2% | 1,406 / 4,262 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.33 | 10.25 | top 39.1% | 11,346 / 29,168 | |
| 7×7 | 4:36.52 | 4:48.93 | top 43.4% | 1,269 / 3,236 | |
| Skewb | 9.72 | 12.83 | top 53.2% | 9,738 / 19,164 |
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
- 22 Jun 2019Eleven personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Western Championship 2019.
- 15 Sep 2018Three personal bests in one day at Anaheim Fall 2018.
- 13 Jan 2018Four personal bests in one day at Thanks Four The Invite 2018.
- 9 Dec 2017First sub-15 3×3: 14.89 at Poly Cubed 2017.
- 5 Nov 2017First competition: TF3I San Diego 2017. A 17.63 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- UCSD Winter 2020 · 18 Jan 2020 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Western Championship 2019 · 22 Jun 2019 — 11 personal bests set
- Anaheim Fall 2018 · 15 Sep 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Thanks Four The Invite 2018 · 13 Jan 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Poly Cubed 2017 · 9 Dec 2017 — 1 personal best set
- TF3I San Diego 2017 · 5 Nov 2017
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.
- Michael Young — met in 40 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Evan Serrano — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Margot Audero — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 Square-1 single — 781 people have one; it is 1.33 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.77 away.
Targets move as he improves.