People · China
Jerry Xiang
2×2 · top 7.5% of 189,179 all-time · competing since February 2024 · 2024XIAN01
Jerry Xiang has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.35, set at Simi Mini A 2026, puts him in the top 7.5% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,096th in China. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since February 2024, he has put 84 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 60% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 25.61 in February 2024 to 10.15, a 60% improvement. Jerry has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.35 | 3.90 | top 7.5% | 1,096 / 15,939 | |
| 3×3 | 10.15 | 12.32 | top 7.9% | 3,158 / 28,499 | |
| Skewb | 8.04 | 10.11 | top 41.7% | 2,475 / 5,030 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 41.31 | 48.32 | top 67.2% | 5,274 / 5,994 | |
| 4×4 | 1:59.98 | — | early days — 2 solves | 5,763 / 5,999 |
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 Jun 2025First sub-20 3×3: 13.06 at West Coast Cubing Tour: San Diego 2025.
- 21 Jun 2025First sub-15 3×3: 13.06 at West Coast Cubing Tour: San Diego 2025.
- 3 Feb 2024First competition: USC Cubing 2024. A 25.61 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Poly Cubed at Pomona 2026 · 22 Mar 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Simi Mini A 2026 · 7 Feb 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Agoura Winter 2026 · 24 Jan 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- UCLA Summer 2025 · 20 Jul 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- West Coast Cubing Tour: San Diego 2025 · 21 Jun 2025 — 1 personal best set
- USC Cubing 2024 · 3 Feb 2024
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.
- Matthew Dickman — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Liv Coverdale — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Shane Grogan — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.35 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.15 away.
Targets move as he improves.