People · Canada
Richard Xiong
3×3 · top 2.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2022 · 2022XION01
Richard Xiong has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.91, set at Ajax First-Timers 2022, puts him in the top 2.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 264th in Canada. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since May 2022, he has put 49 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 8.82 in May 2022 to 7.91, a 10% improvement. Richard has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.91 | 9.67 | top 2.6% | 264 / 10,392 | |
| 2×2 | 2.19 | 4.10 | top 6.1% | 397 / 7,173 | |
| 4×4 | 50.54 | 59.89 | top 25.4% | 645 / 3,118 |
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
- 29 May 2022First competition: 3x3x3 Only Hamilton A 2022. A 10.84 3×3 single to start from.
- 29 May 2022First sub-10 3×3: 8.82 at 3x3x3 Only Hamilton A 2022.
Competitions
- Ajax First-Timers 2022 · 30 Oct 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2022 · 7 Jul 2022 — 1 personal best set
- 3x3x3 Only Hamilton A 2022 · 29 May 2022 — 2 personal bests set
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.
- Alex O'Halloran — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Ian Wei — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Larry Shi — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.91 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.19 away.
Targets move as he improves.