People · China
Sheng Xu (徐盛)
2×2 · top 5.5% of 186,767 all-time · competing since May 2017 · 2017XUSH02
Sheng Xu (徐盛) has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.11, set at GDSY Open 2019, puts him in the top 5.5% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 770th in China. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since May 2017, he has put 204 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 61% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.34 in May 2017 to 9.93, a 31% improvement. Sheng has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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 | 2.11 | 3.97 | top 5.5% | 770 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 | 9.93 | 12.60 | top 7.3% | 2,833 / 28,153 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.17 | 23.08 | top 13.0% | 1,293 / 5,922 | |
| 4×4 | 54.31 | 1:02.67 | top 29.9% | 3,058 / 5,926 | |
| Pyraminx | 12.02 | 13.03 | top 67.3% | 6,800 / 10,224 | |
| Skewb | 15.32 | 17.96 | top 79.3% | 4,049 / 5,004 |
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
- 4 Nov 2017First sub-10 3×3: 9.93 at Zhongshan Open 2017.
- 4 Nov 2017Three personal bests in one day at Zhongshan Open 2017.
- 1 Oct 2017Three personal bests in one day at China's 10th Anniversary Championship 2017.
- 20 May 2017First competition: Wuhan NxN Open 2017. A 16.02 3×3 single to start from.
- 20 May 2017First sub-15 3×3: 14.34 at Wuhan NxN Open 2017.
Competitions
- GDSY Open 2019 · 23 Mar 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Guangdong Open 2018 · 30 Apr 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Changsha Xiangmo 2018 · 29 Apr 2018 — 1 personal best set
- GDSY Open 2018 · 24 Mar 2018
- Shenzhen Open 2017 · 3 Dec 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Zhongshan Open 2017 · 4 Nov 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- China's 10th Anniversary Championship 2017 · 1 Oct 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Wuhan NxN Open 2017 · 20 May 2017 — 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.
- Chan Tak Chuen (陳德泉) — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
- Lincheng Cai (蔡林成) — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Mok Man Kit (莫文傑) — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.11 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.93 away.
Targets move as he improves.