People · China
Huining Xu (许会宁)
3×3 · top 3.7% of 288,433 all-time · competing since January 2026 · 2026XUHU01
Huining Xu (许会宁) has been competing for 9 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.49, set at Beijing Autumn Rivalry 2026, puts him in the top 3.7% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,449th in China. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 2 competitions since January 2026, he has put 45 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 8% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.14 in January 2026 to 8.49, a 35% improvement. Huining has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.49 | 9.70 | top 3.7% | 1,449 / 28,499 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.45 | 7.45 | top 10.0% | 1,201 / 10,269 | |
| 2×2 | 4.40 | 4.94 | top 31.7% | 5,499 / 15,939 |
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
- 1 Oct 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.76 at Beijing Autumn Rivalry 2026.
- 1 Oct 2026Four personal bests in one day at Beijing Autumn Rivalry 2026.
- 10 Jan 2026First competition: Beijing Winter 2026. A 13.14 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Beijing Autumn Rivalry 2026 · 1 Oct 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Beijing Winter 2026 · 10 Jan 2026
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.
- Chenhao Ma (马晨皓) — met in 9 rounds, never finished ahead
- Lingkun Jiang (姜凌坤) — met in 9 rounds, never finished ahead
- Tian Xia (夏天) — met in 9 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.49 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 10,050 people have one; it is 0.45 away.
Targets move as he improves.