People · China
Hao Xu (徐豪)
Pyraminx · top 3.4% of 129,321 all-time · competing since April 2013 · 2013XUHA01
Hao Xu (徐豪) has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 2.94, set at Xi'an More Coffee 2014, puts him in the top 3.4% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 405th in China. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since April 2013, he has put 483 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 85% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.52 in April 2013 to 12.36, a 15% improvement. Hao has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 2.94 | 4.67 | top 3.4% | 405 / 10,224 | |
| Skewb | 4.14 | 5.36 | top 11.9% | 702 / 5,004 | |
| 2×2 | 2.99 | 4.14 | top 14.1% | 2,207 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 30 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 148 / 1,058 | |
| 3×3 | 12.36 | 14.53 | top 15.1% | 5,952 / 28,153 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.90 | 23.92 | top 17.5% | 1,732 / 5,922 | |
| 4×4 | 47.17 | 52.72 | top 21.0% | 2,265 / 5,926 | |
| Megaminx | 1:21.65 | 1:33.41 | top 22.9% | 695 / 1,678 | |
| 5×5 | 1:49.89 | 2:07.03 | top 42.5% | 1,882 / 2,816 | |
| Clock | 14.63 | 18.99 | top 46.5% | 1,097 / 1,843 | |
| 6×6 | 4:24.52 | 4:49.40 | early days — 3 solves | 1,223 / 1,349 |
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
- 21 Dec 2014Three personal bests in one day at Xi'an More Coffee 2014.
- 8 Nov 2014Three personal bests in one day at Yangling Open 2014.
- 13 Sep 2014Three personal bests in one day at Beijing Autumn 2014.
- 6 Jul 2014Five personal bests in one day at Beijing Summer Open 2014.
- 13 Apr 2014Five personal bests in one day at Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2014.
- 17 Nov 2013Three personal bests in one day at TUT 2013.
Competitions
- Cube of Odd Numbers 2016 · 18 Jun 2016
- Xi'an More Coffee 2014 · 21 Dec 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- Yangling Open 2014 · 8 Nov 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- Beijing Autumn 2014 · 13 Sep 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- Beijing Summer Open 2014 · 6 Jul 2014 — 5 personal bests set
- Zhengzhou Open 2014 · 25 May 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Hefei Spring 2014 · 1 May 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2014 · 13 Apr 2014 — 5 personal bests set
- TUT 2013 · 17 Nov 2013 — 3 personal bests set
- Luoyang Open 2013 · 16 Jun 2013 — 3 personal bests set
- Zhengzhou Spring Open 2013 · 30 Apr 2013
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.
- Zongyang Li (李宗阳) — met in 41 rounds, finished ahead 33 times
- Xiaowei Wang (王晓伟) — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Bo Wang (王擘) — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.94 away.
- A sub-4 Skewb single — 7,977 people have one; it is 0.14 away.
Targets move as he improves.