People · China
Hongxi Wang (王洪熙)
Skewb · top 9.1% of 74,164 all-time · competing since August 2015 · 2015WANG61
Hongxi Wang (王洪熙) has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.71, set at Hefei Open 2016, puts him in the top 9.1% of the 74,164 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 530th in China. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since August 2015, he has put 146 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His Skewb best has come down from 10.17 in August 2015 to 3.71, a 64% improvement. Hongxi 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 | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 3.71 | 4.78 | top 9.1% | 530 / 5,030 | |
| 2×2 | 3.08 | 6.24 | top 15.2% | 2,461 / 15,939 | |
| Clock | 8.49 | 10.35 | top 17.4% | 399 / 1,887 | |
| 3×3 | 13.89 | 16.23 | top 20.7% | 8,114 / 28,499 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.34 | 17.38 | top 22.6% | 2,607 / 10,269 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.84 | 25.72 | top 25.7% | 2,559 / 5,994 | |
| 4×4 | 56.55 | 1:02.70 | top 32.7% | 3,317 / 5,999 | |
| 5×5 | 2:32.55 | — | early days — 2 solves | 2,557 / 2,857 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 48 moves | 49.33 | early days — 3 solves | 878 / 1,071 |
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, Skewb. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 1 Jan 2020First sub-15 3×3: 13.89 at Xi'an New Year 2020.
- 15 Jul 2016Five personal bests in one day at Hefei Open 2016.
- 28 May 2016Four personal bests in one day at One Night in Beijing 2016.
- 8 Aug 2015First competition: Wuxi Open 2015. A 15.77 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom Special 2021 · 10 Apr 2021 — 1 personal best set
- Xi'an New Year 2020 · 1 Jan 2020 — 2 personal bests set
- Hefei Open 2016 · 15 Jul 2016 — 5 personal bests set
- One Night in Beijing 2016 · 28 May 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Wuxi Open 2015 · 8 Aug 2015
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.
- Zijia Feng (冯子甲) — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead once
- Yongtao Sun (孙永涛) — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Sheng Cao (曹晟) — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,709 people have one; it is 0.71 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.08 away.
Targets move as he improves.