People · China
Shixu Zhou (周世旭)
2×2 · top 8.0% of 186,767 all-time · competing since August 2015 · 2015ZHOU22
Shixu Zhou (周世旭) has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.41, set at Changchun Open 2016, puts him in the top 8.0% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,173rd in China. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since August 2015, he has put 52 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.45 in August 2015 to 12.60, a 13% improvement. Shixu 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 | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.41 | 5.08 | top 8.0% | 1,173 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 | 12.60 | 16.14 | top 16.0% | 6,282 / 28,153 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.02 | 26.94 | top 23.3% | 2,321 / 5,922 | |
| 5×5 | 1:48.32 | 2:08.17 | top 41.4% | 1,838 / 2,816 | |
| 4×4 | 1:13.72 | 1:25.97 | top 50.4% | 4,555 / 5,926 |
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
- 18 Jun 2018Three personal bests in one day at Changchun Open 2018.
- 8 Aug 2015First competition: Wuxi Open 2015. A 14.45 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Changchun Open 2018 · 18 Jun 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Changchun Open 2016 · 3 Jul 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Wuxi Open 2015 · 8 Aug 2015
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.
- Juewei Hu (胡珏伟) — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead once
- Chao Feng (冯超) — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Ming Zheng (郑鸣) — met in 6 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.41 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.60 away.
Targets move as he improves.