People · China
Peng Xu (许鹏)
2×2 · top 7.5% of 186,767 all-time · competing since August 2013 · 2013XUPE01
Peng Xu (许鹏) has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.35, set at Chongqing Open 2016, puts him in the top 7.5% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,077th in China. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since August 2013, he has put 94 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.94 in August 2013 to 12.19, a 36% improvement. Peng 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.35 | 7.17 | top 7.5% | 1,077 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 | 12.19 | 15.59 | top 14.6% | 5,734 / 28,153 | |
| 4×4 | 55.62 | 59.52 | top 31.5% | 3,177 / 5,926 | |
| 5×5 | 1:41.14 | 1:49.16 | top 36.2% | 1,632 / 2,816 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.00 | 31.07 | top 36.8% | 3,456 / 5,922 |
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 May 2014First sub-15 3×3: 14.90 at Hefei Spring 2014.
- 10 Aug 2013First competition: Chongqing Open 2013. A 18.94 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Chongqing Open 2016 · 16 Jul 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Wuhan Open 2015 · 10 May 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Chongqing Open 2014 · 9 Aug 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Hefei Spring 2014 · 1 May 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Chongqing Open 2013 · 10 Aug 2013
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.
- Bo Wang (王擘) — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ming Zheng (郑鸣) — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Zihou Lu (陆子侯) — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.35 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.19 away.
Targets move as he improves.