People · China
Xiang Gao (高翔)
Pyraminx · top 1.9% of 129,321 all-time · competing since December 2016 · 2016GAOX01
Xiang Gao (高翔) has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 2.37, set at Meizhou Open 2019, puts him in the top 1.9% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 219th in China. Until April 2011, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since December 2016, he has put 142 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 6 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.39 in December 2016 to 10.38, a 22% improvement. Xiang has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 2.37 | 4.40 | top 1.9% | 219 / 10,224 | |
| 3×3 | 10.38 | 11.61 | top 8.6% | 3,357 / 28,153 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.75 | 28.75 | top 17.1% | 1,693 / 5,922 | |
| 2×2 | 3.35 | 5.28 | top 18.4% | 2,989 / 15,796 | |
| 4×4 | 52.45 | 57.35 | top 27.7% | 2,901 / 5,926 | |
| 5×5 | 1:40.16 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,601 / 2,816 |
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
- 1 Oct 2017Three personal bests in one day at China's 10th Anniversary Championship 2017.
- 20 Aug 2017Three personal bests in one day at Shantou Open 2017.
- 11 Dec 2016First competition: Nanchang Winter 2016. A 16.73 3×3 single to start from.
- 11 Dec 2016First sub-15 3×3: 13.39 at Nanchang Winter 2016.
Competitions
- Meizhou Open 2019 · 21 Jul 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Changsha Xiangmo 2018 · 29 Apr 2018 — 1 personal best set
- China's 10th Anniversary Championship 2017 · 1 Oct 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Shantou Open 2017 · 20 Aug 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Changsha Xiangmo 2017 · 6 May 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Nanchang Winter 2016 · 11 Dec 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.
- Baiqiang Dong (董百强) — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Ming Zheng (郑鸣) — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Lincheng Cai (蔡林成) — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.37 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.38 away.
Targets move as he improves.