People · China
Sheeran Xue (薛思远)
3×3 · top 0.42% of 284,439 all-time · competing since March 2023 · 2023XUES01
Sheeran Xue (薛思远) has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 5.89, set at Wiler Würfel Fäscht 2023, puts him in the top 0.42% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 163rd in China. Until June 2011, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 25 competitions since March 2023, he has put 635 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 64% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 8.73 in March 2023 to 5.89, a 33% improvement. Sheeran has entered 25 competitions, more competitions than 98% 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 | 5.89 | 8.55 | top 0.42% | 163 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 1.30 | 3.16 | top 1.4% | 157 / 15,796 | |
| 4×4 | 40.47 | 44.99 | top 12.7% | 1,364 / 5,926 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.24 | 24.12 | top 18.5% | 1,847 / 5,922 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.20 | 15.11 | top 46.6% | 4,935 / 10,224 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 42 moves | 46.67 | top 55.5% | 652 / 1,058 |
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 Apr 2023Three personal bests in one day at Wiler Würfel Fäscht 2023.
- 18 Mar 2023First competition: Swisscubing Cup II 2023. A 9.39 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Shanghai Summer 2026 · 1 Aug 2026
- Yancheng Spring Open 2026 · 29 Mar 2026
- Nanchang Winter 2025 · 23 Nov 2025
- Xuzhou Open 2025 · 16 Nov 2025
- Ningbo Autumn 2025 · 13 Sep 2025
- Stevenage June 2025 · 7 Jun 2025
- Kewbz Scottish Championship 2025 · 30 May 2025
- Birmingham Spring 2025 · 12 Apr 2025
- Bolton Spring 2025 · 5 Apr 2025
- Chichester January 2025 · 18 Jan 2025
- Bristol Winter Beginners 2024 · 15 Dec 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Stevenage December 2024 · 7 Dec 2024
- Rubik's UK Championship 2024 · 1 Nov 2024
- Stevenage October 2024 · 5 Oct 2024
- Battersea Autumn 2024 · 28 Sep 2024
- Stevenage Beginners September A 2024 · 14 Sep 2024
- FMC 2024 · 1 Jun 2024
- Kunshan Open 2024 · 14 Apr 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Hangzhou Spring 2024 · 2 Mar 2024
- Swiss Nationals 2023 · 27 May 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Swisscubing Cup III 2023 · 13 May 2023
- Nacka Open 2023 · 6 May 2023
- OFFA Speedcubing Meisterschaft 2023 · 22 Apr 2023
- Wiler Würfel Fäscht 2023 · 1 Apr 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Swisscubing Cup II 2023 · 18 Mar 2023 — 1 personal best 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.
- Satya Bhavesh Gala — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
- Bertie Longden — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead 25 times
- Harry Allen — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
Next targets
- A sub-5 3×3 single — 344 people have one; it is 0.89 away.
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.30 away.
Targets move as he improves.