People · China
Genjin Xu (许根进)
3×3 · top 1.6% of 288,433 all-time · competing since August 2017 · 2017XUGE01
Genjin Xu (许根进) has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.22, set at Guangdong Open 2021, puts him in the top 1.6% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 588th in China. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since August 2017, he has put 280 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 78% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 9.32 in August 2017 to 7.22, a 23% improvement. Genjin 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 | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.22 | 9.53 | top 1.6% | 588 / 28,499 | |
| 2×2 | 1.69 | 2.69 | top 3.1% | 387 / 15,939 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 14.06 | 18.45 | top 6.3% | 608 / 5,994 | |
| 4×4 | 39.84 | 45.23 | top 12.0% | 1,313 / 5,999 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.36 | 7.71 | top 15.5% | 1,844 / 10,269 | |
| 5×5 | 1:25.48 | 1:36.05 | top 23.8% | 1,152 / 2,857 | |
| Skewb | 8.18 | 12.00 | top 42.7% | 2,530 / 5,030 | |
| 6×6 | 3:20.13 | — | early days — 1 solve | 972 / 1,363 |
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
- 12 May 2018Five personal bests in one day at Fujian Championship 2018.
- 1 Oct 2017Four personal bests in one day at China's 10th Anniversary Championship 2017.
- 20 Aug 2017First competition: Shantou Open 2017. A 9.32 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Shenzhen Youth Open 2023 · 26 Nov 2023
- Guangdong Open 2021 · 1 May 2021 — 2 personal bests set
- Jieyang Open 2019 · 11 Aug 2019
- Meizhou Open 2019 · 21 Jul 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Shantou Open 2018 · 28 Oct 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Fujian Championship 2018 · 12 May 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- China's 10th Anniversary Championship 2017 · 1 Oct 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Shantou Open 2017 · 20 Aug 2017 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Xusheng Hong (洪旭升) — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead 32 times
- Zhourun Yang (杨周润) — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
- Xiaojing Zhang (张小静) — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 20 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 1.22 away.
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.69 away.
Targets move as he improves.