People · China
Shihao Xu (许世豪)
3×3 · top 9.4% of 288,433 all-time · competing since December 2018 · 2018XUSH08
Shihao Xu (许世豪) has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.63, set at Shenyang Open 2023, puts him in the top 9.4% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,743rd in China. Until August 2006, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since December 2018, he has put 143 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 88% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.08 in December 2018 to 10.63, a 47% improvement. Shihao has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% 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 | 10.63 | 12.90 | top 9.4% | 3,743 / 28,499 | |
| 7×7 | 3:18.87 | 3:24.42 | top 16.0% | 340 / 1,274 | |
| 2×2 | 3.57 | 5.87 | top 21.1% | 3,521 / 15,939 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.15 | 12.10 | top 21.1% | 2,442 / 10,269 | |
| 5×5 | 1:22.38 | 1:33.71 | top 21.1% | 1,030 / 2,857 | |
| 6×6 | 2:35.80 | 2:42.59 | top 28.6% | 623 / 1,363 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.43 | 29.59 | top 30.0% | 2,947 / 5,994 | |
| 4×4 | 1:02.38 | — | top 39.1% | 3,854 / 5,999 | |
| Skewb | 8.30 | 11.67 | top 43.7% | 2,577 / 5,030 |
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
- 20 Apr 2025Three personal bests in one day at Beijing Spring Open 2025.
- 7 Dec 2019Four personal bests in one day at Beijing Winter 2019.
- 19 May 2019First sub-15 3×3: 13.86 at Tangshan Open 2019.
- 6 Apr 2019Three personal bests in one day at Qinhuangdao Open 2019.
- 31 Dec 2018First sub-20 3×3: 16.26 at Beijing Winter 2018.
- 2 Dec 2018First competition: Qinhuangdao Winter 2018. A 20.08 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Beijing Spring Open 2025 · 20 Apr 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Shenyang Open 2023 · 17 Dec 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Chengdu Flash Cube Open 2023 · 15 Oct 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Beijing Winter 2019 · 7 Dec 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Tianjin Autumn 2019 · 20 Oct 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Tangshan Open 2019 · 19 May 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Qinhuangdao Open 2019 · 6 Apr 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Beijing Winter 2018 · 31 Dec 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Qinhuangdao Winter 2018 · 2 Dec 2018
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.
- Chenhao Ma (马晨皓) — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead once
- Zihe Wang (王子何) — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Yubo Ji (纪宇博) — met in 24 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.63 away.
- A sub-3:00 7×7 single — 1,535 people have one; it is 18.87 away.
Targets move as he improves.