People · China
Hongxu Tian (田弘谞)
Pyraminx · top 9.4% of 129,321 all-time · competing since October 2016 · 2016TIAN06
Hongxu Tian (田弘谞) has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.35, set at Shandong Open 2019, puts him in the top 9.4% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,117th in China. Until September 2006, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since October 2016, he has put 267 official solves on the record across 14 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 83% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 2×2 best has come down from 7.89 in October 2016 to 2.69, a 66% improvement. Hongxu has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.35 | 6.96 | top 9.4% | 1,117 / 10,224 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.99 | 25.35 | top 10.2% | 992 / 5,922 | |
| 2×2 | 2.69 | 3.79 | top 10.8% | 1,655 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 | 11.78 | 14.52 | top 13.1% | 5,180 / 28,153 | |
| Skewb | 4.93 | 6.78 | top 17.6% | 1,095 / 5,004 | |
| Square-1 | 23.47 | 34.06 | top 35.8% | 598 / 1,362 | |
| Megaminx | 1:42.89 | 1:54.21 | top 36.4% | 1,076 / 1,678 | |
| 4×4 | 1:00.55 | 1:12.69 | top 37.0% | 3,632 / 5,926 | |
| 6×6 | 3:07.23 | 3:35.48 | top 44.3% | 865 / 1,349 | |
| 5×5 | 1:55.52 | — | top 46.3% | 1,997 / 2,816 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 40 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 560 / 1,058 | |
| Clock | 15.47 | 18.00 | top 49.8% | 1,166 / 1,843 | |
| 7×7 | 5:22.46 | — | early days — 2 solves | 982 / 1,261 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:21.97 | — | early days — 3 solves | 815 / 1,183 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 4 Oct 2019Seven personal bests in one day at Shandong Open 2019.
- 18 Nov 2017Three personal bests in one day at Jinan Open 2017.
- 30 Apr 2017Four personal bests in one day at Weihai Open 2017.
- 26 Mar 2017First sub-15 3×3: 14.68 at Qingdao Prime Numbers 2017.
- 26 Mar 2017Three personal bests in one day at Qingdao Prime Numbers 2017.
- 11 Dec 2016Six personal bests in one day at Weifang Winter 2016.
Competitions
- Xuzhou Open 2024 · 30 Mar 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Shandong Open 2019 · 4 Oct 2019 — 7 personal bests set
- Wuxi Open 2019 · 10 Aug 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Jinan Open 2017 · 18 Nov 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Yangzhou Open 2017 · 20 Aug 2017
- Weihai Open 2017 · 30 Apr 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Qingdao Prime Numbers 2017 · 26 Mar 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Weifang Winter 2016 · 11 Dec 2016 — 6 personal bests set
- Asian Championship 2016 · 1 Oct 2016
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.
- Chenghao Guo (国成浩) — met in 53 rounds, finished ahead 22 times
- Zhiyuan Zhang (张智渊) — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Fazhen Wu (吴法臻) — met in 31 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.35 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 5,987 people have one; it is 0.99 away.
Targets move as he improves.