People · United States
Wilson Xie
Skewb · top 3.4% of 73,281 all-time · competing since September 2017 · 2017XIEW02
Wilson Xie has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 2.63, set at Bay Area Speedcubin' 53 - Berkeley 2023, puts him in the top 3.4% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 517th in the United States. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 17 competitions since September 2017, he has put 283 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 86% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 32.89 in September 2017 to 10.01, a 70% improvement. Wilson has entered 17 competitions, more competitions than 96% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 2.63 | 3.50 | top 3.4% | 517 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 | 10.01 | 12.42 | top 7.5% | 4,115 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 4.45 | 5.62 | top 32.3% | 12,833 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 1:08.09 | 1:16.08 | top 45.0% | 7,471 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 40.39 | 54.75 | top 65.8% | 9,350 / 15,683 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 6:04.43 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,809 / 2,092 | |
| 7×7 | 9:16.74 | — | early days — 1 solve | 3,076 / 3,184 |
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
- 24 Apr 2022First sub-15 3×3: 14.54 at Bay Area Speedcubin' 31B - Mill Valley 2022.
- 24 Apr 2022Three personal bests in one day at Bay Area Speedcubin' 31B - Mill Valley 2022.
- 15 Sep 2018First sub-20 3×3: 19.99 at Berkeley Summer 2018.
- 18 Nov 2017First sub-30 3×3: 23.01 at Berkeley Fall 2017.
- 16 Sep 2017First competition: Berkeley Summer 2017. A 32.89 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Davis Fall 2025 · 25 Oct 2025
- Berkeley October Weekday 2025 · 24 Oct 2025
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 53 - Berkeley 2023 · 14 Oct 2023 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Western Championship 2023 · 30 Jun 2023 — 1 personal best set
- SacCubing XIV 2023 · 20 May 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Berkeley Spring 2023 · 12 Mar 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Cal Poly SLO Winter 2023 · 25 Feb 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 36 2022 · 6 Aug 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Berkeley Summer 2022 · 11 Jun 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 31B - Mill Valley 2022 · 24 Apr 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- SacCubing XI 2022 · 27 Mar 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 16 2019 · 11 May 2019
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 14 2019 · 16 Feb 2019
- Berkeley Fall 2018 · 17 Nov 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Berkeley Summer 2018 · 15 Sep 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Berkeley Fall 2017 · 18 Nov 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Berkeley Summer 2017 · 16 Sep 2017
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.
- Nolan Yiu — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Varun Mohanraj — met in 40 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Nico Harper (李有為) — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Skewb single — 1,013 people have one; it is 0.63 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.01 away.
Targets move as he improves.