People · China
Tim Xu (徐汝天)
3×3 · top 4.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2023 · 2023XUTI01
Tim Xu (徐汝天) has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.81, set at Cashmere Open 2023, puts him in the top 4.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,690th in China. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 1 competition since May 2023, he has put 59 official solves on the record across five events.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.81 | 10.58 | top 4.4% | 1,690 / 28,153 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 14.45 | 15.25 | top 7.0% | 677 / 5,922 | |
| 2×2 | 3.31 | 4.00 | top 17.9% | 2,901 / 15,796 | |
| Skewb | 5.68 | 8.03 | top 23.3% | 1,453 / 5,004 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.06 | 10.10 | top 36.7% | 3,981 / 10,224 |
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 story so far
- 27 May 2023First competition: Cashmere Open 2023. A 10.58 3×3 single to start from.
- 27 May 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.48 at Cashmere Open 2023.
- 27 May 2023Four personal bests in one day at Cashmere Open 2023.
Competitions
- Cashmere Open 2023 · 27 May 2023 — 4 personal bests 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.
- Franklin Y. Yuan — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Elisha Webster — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Ashley Foster — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.81 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 one-handed single — 2,187 people have one; it is 2.45 away.
Targets move as he improves.