People · United States
Neil Xia
3×3 · top 25.6% of 288,433 all-time · competing since May 2008 · 2008XIAN01
Neil Xia has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 15.33, set at Utah Open 2009, puts him in the top 25.6% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 14,167th in the United States. Across 6 competitions since May 2008, he has put 188 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 9.53 in May 2008 to 4.86, a 49% improvement. Neil 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 15.33 | 20.53 | top 25.6% | 14,167 / 60,666 | |
| 2×2 | 4.86 | 6.17 | top 37.6% | 15,273 / 41,674 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.94 | 15.26 | top 60.1% | 17,948 / 29,168 | |
| 4×4 | 1:31.27 | 1:42.51 | top 64.6% | 11,517 / 19,354 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 39.47 | 45.94 | top 64.7% | 9,292 / 15,900 | |
| Square-1 | 47.65 | 54.65 | top 73.9% | 4,931 / 6,846 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 7:03.46 | — | early days — 3 solves | 1,939 / 2,128 | |
| 5×5 | 4:20.22 | — | top 94.0% | 9,065 / 9,537 | |
| Megaminx | 9:27.66 | — | early days — 1 solve | 8,051 / 8,026 |
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
- 26 Mar 2011Four personal bests in one day at Utah Spring 2011.
- 12 Dec 2009Four personal bests in one day at Utah Cubing Fall Open 2009.
- 11 Apr 2009First sub-20 3×3: 15.33 at Utah Open 2009.
- 11 Apr 2009Five personal bests in one day at Utah Open 2009.
- 17 May 2008First competition: Utah Open 2008. A 25.87 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Utah Spring 2011 · 26 Mar 2011 — 4 personal bests set
- Caltech Winter 2011 · 12 Feb 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- Utah Summer 2010 · 28 Aug 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- Utah Cubing Fall Open 2009 · 12 Dec 2009 — 4 personal bests set
- Utah Open 2009 · 11 Apr 2009 — 5 personal bests set
- Utah Open 2008 · 17 May 2008
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.
- Michael Young — met in 54 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Edward Liu — met in 52 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Niklaus Parcell — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 70,740 people have one; it is 0.33 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 50,215 people have one; it is 0.86 away.
Targets move as he improves.