People · Singapore
Foo Yan Xiu
2×2 · top 2.9% of 186,767 all-time · competing since February 2014 · 2014XIUF01
Foo Yan Xiu has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.66, set at Singapore Rubik's Cube Competition 2016, puts him in the top 2.9% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 62nd in Singapore. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since February 2014, he has put 206 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 82% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.43 in February 2014 to 8.53, a 58% improvement. Foo has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Singapore | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.66 | 4.07 | top 2.9% | 62 / 1,053 | |
| 3×3 | 8.53 | 10.10 | top 3.8% | 105 / 1,546 | |
| 4×4 | 39.75 | 46.11 | top 11.8% | 109 / 462 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.21 | 9.13 | top 14.5% | 132 / 645 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.19 | 22.33 | top 15.6% | 111 / 460 | |
| Skewb | 8.82 | 11.73 | top 47.2% | 203 / 353 |
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
- 24 Feb 2018Three personal bests in one day at Singapore Cube Championship 2018.
- 18 Feb 2017Four personal bests in one day at Singapore Rubik's Cube Competition 2017.
- 18 Jun 2016First sub-10 3×3: 8.88 at Singapore Cubewerkz Open 2016.
- 18 Jun 2016Three personal bests in one day at Singapore Cubewerkz Open 2016.
- 20 Feb 2016Four personal bests in one day at Singapore Rubik's Cube Competition 2016.
- 7 Jun 2015Four personal bests in one day at Foon Yew Open 2015.
Competitions
- Singapore Cube Championship 2019 · 23 Feb 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Singapore Cube Championship 2018 · 24 Feb 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Singapore Rubik's Cube Competition 2017 · 18 Feb 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Singapore Cubewerkz Open 2016 · 18 Jun 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Singapore Rubik's Cube Competition 2016 · 20 Feb 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Foon Yew Open 2015 · 7 Jun 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- Singapore Rubik's Cube Competition 2015 · 14 Feb 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Singapore Rubik's Cube Competition 2014 · 22 Feb 2014
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.
- Wong Chong Wen (黄崇文) — met in 41 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Daryl Tan Hong An — met in 34 rounds, never finished ahead
- Wesley Weishen Yu — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.66 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.53 away.
Targets move as he improves.