People · China
Wu Xia (夏武)
Pyraminx · top 14.1% of 129,321 all-time · competing since August 2012 · 2012XIAW01
Wu Xia (夏武) has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 5.14, set at Beijing Autumn 2014, puts him in the top 14.1% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,668th in China. Across 20 competitions since August 2012, he has put 372 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 73% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.41 in August 2012 to 12.63, a 46% improvement. Wu has entered 20 competitions, more competitions than 97% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 5.14 | 11.61 | top 14.1% | 1,668 / 10,224 | |
| 3×3 | 12.63 | 16.39 | top 16.1% | 6,322 / 28,153 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.28 | 25.07 | top 24.0% | 2,371 / 5,922 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 34 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 289 / 1,058 | |
| 2×2 | 4.46 | 5.33 | top 32.4% | 5,556 / 15,796 | |
| 4×4 | 1:13.61 | 1:28.66 | top 50.3% | 4,550 / 5,926 | |
| Skewb | 9.39 | 14.39 | top 51.1% | 2,878 / 5,004 | |
| Square-1 | 47.13 | 1:11.48 | top 73.3% | 1,184 / 1,362 | |
| 5×5 | 2:55.89 | — | top 76.7% | 2,647 / 2,816 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:43.56 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,043 / 1,183 | |
| Megaminx | 8:11.68 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,686 / 1,678 |
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
- 16 May 2015First sub-15 3×3: 12.63 at Qinhuangdao Open 2015.
- 16 May 2015Five personal bests in one day at Qinhuangdao Open 2015.
- 7 Jun 2014Four personal bests in one day at Tianjin University Open 2014.
- 12 May 2013First sub-20 3×3: 17.83 at BUAA Open 2013.
- 24 Nov 2012Four personal bests in one day at Beijing Winter 2012.
- 5 Aug 2012First competition: Guiyang Open 2012. A 23.41 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Beijing Winter 2025 · 4 Jan 2025
- Beijing Summer 2019 · 7 Jun 2019
- Beijing Winter 2018 · 31 Dec 2018 — 1 personal best set
- FMC Asia 2018 · 8 Dec 2018
- FMC Asia 2017 · 9 Dec 2017
- Beijing Ten Years Open 2017 · 17 Sep 2017
- Tangshan Open 2017 · 28 May 2017
- Tianjin Open 2016 · 12 Nov 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Asian Championship 2016 · 1 Oct 2016
- One Night in Beijing 2016 · 28 May 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Beijing Open 2015 · 24 Oct 2015
- Qinhuangdao Open 2015 · 16 May 2015 — 5 personal bests set
- Cross-strait FMC 2014 · 22 Nov 2014
- Beijing Autumn 2014 · 13 Sep 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Beijing Summer Open 2014 · 6 Jul 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Tianjin University Open 2014 · 7 Jun 2014 — 4 personal bests set
- TUT 2013 · 17 Nov 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- BUAA Open 2013 · 12 May 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- Beijing Winter 2012 · 24 Nov 2012 — 4 personal bests set
- Guiyang Open 2012 · 5 Aug 2012
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.
- Yanhong Chen (陈燕宏) — met in 52 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Zongyang Li (李宗阳) — met in 46 rounds, finished ahead once
- Baiqiang Dong (董百强) — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.14 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.63 away.
Targets move as he improves.