People · China
Xi Zhang (张希)
2×2 · top 3.7% of 186,767 all-time · competing since August 2016 · 2016ZHAX02
Xi Zhang (张希) has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.83, set at Dongguan Open 2017, puts him in the top 3.7% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 497th in China. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since August 2016, he has put 267 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 79% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.07 in August 2016 to 10.65, a 29% improvement. Xi has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% 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 | 1.83 | 4.59 | top 3.7% | 497 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 | 10.65 | 12.31 | top 9.4% | 3,685 / 28,153 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.52 | 20.48 | top 11.4% | 1,116 / 5,922 | |
| 4×4 | 44.04 | 51.01 | top 17.1% | 1,845 / 5,926 | |
| Square-1 | 17.93 | 28.66 | top 23.2% | 375 / 1,362 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:34.79 | — | top 24.8% | 339 / 1,183 | |
| Skewb | 6.72 | 8.69 | top 31.4% | 1,922 / 5,004 | |
| 5×5 | 1:36.85 | 1:44.15 | top 32.9% | 1,489 / 2,816 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.62 | 10.28 | top 33.0% | 3,630 / 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 line so far
Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 5 Aug 2018Three personal bests in one day at Meizhou Open 2018.
- 14 Jul 2018Five personal bests in one day at Hefei Summer 2018.
- 1 Jul 2018Five personal bests in one day at Huizhou Open 2018.
- 22 Jan 2017First sub-15 3×3: 11.98 at Dongguan Open 2017.
- 22 Jan 2017Three personal bests in one day at Dongguan Open 2017.
- 13 Aug 2016First competition: Cross-strait Cubing Exchange 2016. A 15.07 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- China Championship 2018 · 2 Oct 2018
- Jieyang Open 2018 · 12 Aug 2018
- Meizhou Open 2018 · 5 Aug 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Hefei Summer 2018 · 14 Jul 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Huizhou Open 2018 · 1 Jul 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Dongguan Open 2017 · 22 Jan 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Cross-strait Cubing Exchange 2016 · 13 Aug 2016 — 1 personal best 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.
- Ming Zheng (郑鸣) — met in 48 rounds, finished ahead 26 times
- Xusheng Hong (洪旭升) — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 18 times
- Yunhao Lou (娄云皓) — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.83 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.65 away.
Targets move as he improves.