People · China
Linqi Xu (徐琳淇)
3×3 one-handed · top 3.8% of 73,695 all-time · competing since December 2012 · 2012XULI02
Linqi Xu (徐琳淇) has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the 3×3 one-handed: a personal-best single of 12.57, set at Tianjin Winter Open 2015, puts him in the top 3.8% of the 73,695 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 329th in China. Until January 2010, no official 3×3 one-handed solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since December 2012, he has put 123 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 25.28 in December 2012 to 8.95, a 65% improvement. Linqi 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 one-handed | 12.57 | 15.84 | top 3.8% | 329 / 5,922 | |
| 3×3 | 8.95 | 12.34 | top 4.7% | 1,810 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 3.89 | 5.28 | top 25.1% | 4,222 / 15,796 | |
| 5×5 | 1:29.07 | 1:33.21 | top 26.5% | 1,226 / 2,816 | |
| 7×7 | 4:08.09 | 4:13.43 | top 33.7% | 656 / 1,261 | |
| 6×6 | 3:19.60 | 3:26.14 | top 50.4% | 957 / 1,349 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.82 | 14.96 | top 59.2% | 6,115 / 10,224 | |
| 4×4 | 1:43.72 | — | early days — 2 solves | 5,474 / 5,926 |
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
- 24 Oct 2015First sub-10 3×3: 8.95 at Beijing Open 2015.
- 24 Oct 2015Six personal bests in one day at Beijing Open 2015.
- 26 Apr 2015Four personal bests in one day at Tianjin University Open 2015.
- 17 Nov 2013First sub-20 3×3: 14.34 at TUT 2013.
- 17 Nov 2013First sub-15 3×3: 14.34 at TUT 2013.
- 23 Dec 2012First competition: Tianjin Winter 2012. A 25.28 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Tianjin Winter Open 2015 · 5 Dec 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Beijing Open 2015 · 24 Oct 2015 — 6 personal bests set
- Tianjin University Open 2015 · 26 Apr 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- TUT 2013 · 17 Nov 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Tianjin Winter 2012 · 23 Dec 2012
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 22 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Guolang Deng (邓果琅) — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Yanhong Chen (陈燕宏) — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 one-handed single — 2,187 people have one; it is 0.57 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.95 away.
Targets move as he improves.