People · New Zealand
Hanson Xu
3×3 · top 3.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2023 · 2023XUHA01
Hanson Xu has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.55, set at Christchurch Autumn 2026, puts him in the top 3.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 109th in New Zealand. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since January 2023, he has put 250 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 66% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. Hanson has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.55 | 10.23 | top 3.8% | 109 / 2,095 | |
| 2×2 | 2.28 | 3.75 | top 6.9% | 152 / 1,615 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.02 | 9.95 | top 7.8% | 125 / 1,141 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.35 | 23.50 | top 16.0% | 102 / 600 | |
| 4×4 | 51.05 | 56.34 | top 26.0% | 175 / 722 | |
| 6×6 | 4:50.85 | 5:06.65 | early days — 3 solves | 128 / 149 | |
| Clock | 34.12 | — | early days — 1 solve | 285 / 303 | |
| Megaminx | 4:03.38 | — | early days — 2 solves | 270 / 283 |
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
- 10 Jan 2026Five personal bests in one day at Hurry Up Hutt Valley 2026.
- 28 Jan 2023First competition: A New Year in Hamilton 2023. A 10.45 3×3 single to start from.
- 28 Jan 2023First sub-10 3×3: 8.88 at A New Year in Hamilton 2023.
Competitions
- Christchurch Autumn 2026 · 23 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- NZ South Island Championship 2026 · 10 Apr 2026
- Riccarton Newcomer Rumble 2026 · 14 Mar 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Hurry Up Hutt Valley 2026 · 10 Jan 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- A New Year in Hamilton 2023 · 28 Jan 2023 — 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.
- Jaxson Stove — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Jack Maddigan — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Bryn Gordon — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.55 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.28 away.
Targets move as he improves.