People · China
Sixuan Lou (楼思玄)
2×2 · top 3.9% of 186,767 all-time · competing since August 2011 · 2011LOUS01
Sixuan Lou (楼思玄) has been competing for 15 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.86, set at Shanghai Summer 2012, puts him in the top 3.9% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 522nd in China. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since August 2011, he has put 175 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 68% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.47 in August 2011 to 9.23, a 31% improvement. Sixuan has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 1.86 | 4.37 | top 3.9% | 522 / 15,796 | |
| 4×4 | 32.47 | 41.33 | top 4.6% | 442 / 5,926 | |
| 3×3 | 9.23 | 12.49 | top 5.4% | 2,095 / 28,153 | |
| 5×5 | 1:26.06 | 1:34.76 | top 24.1% | 1,139 / 2,816 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.65 | 25.14 | top 25.0% | 2,464 / 5,922 | |
| 6×6 | 3:12.63 | 3:24.81 | early days — 3 solves | 911 / 1,349 | |
| 7×7 | 6:12.13 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,100 / 1,261 |
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
- 12 Jul 2014First sub-10 3×3: 9.23 at Suzhou Open 2014.
- 3 Aug 2013Three personal bests in one day at Shanghai Summer 2013.
- 22 Sep 2012Four personal bests in one day at Hangzhou Open 2012.
- 21 Jul 2012Five personal bests in one day at Shanghai Summer 2012.
- 20 Aug 2011First competition: Hangzhou Open 2011. A 13.47 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Suzhou Open 2014 · 12 Jul 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Shanghai Summer 2013 · 3 Aug 2013 — 3 personal bests set
- Hangzhou Open 2012 · 22 Sep 2012 — 4 personal bests set
- Shanghai Summer 2012 · 21 Jul 2012 — 5 personal bests set
- Hangzhou Open 2011 · 20 Aug 2011
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.
- Yinghao Wang (王鹰豪) — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Lin Chen (陈霖) — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Yongting You (尤永庭) — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.86 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 2.47 away.
Targets move as he improves.