People · Portugal
Xiang Guo
2×2 · top 8.1% of 189,179 all-time · competing since March 2017 · 2017GUOX01
Xiang Guo has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.41, set at Lisboa Open 2018, puts him in the top 8.1% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 46th in Portugal. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since March 2017, he has put 383 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 55% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.64 in March 2017 to 10.35, a 38% improvement. Xiang has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Portugal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.41 | 3.59 | top 8.1% | 46 / 429 | |
| 3×3 | 10.35 | 12.85 | top 8.6% | 52 / 565 | |
| 5×5 | 1:09.69 | 1:20.37 | top 11.5% | 10 / 112 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.98 | 7.72 | top 13.1% | 45 / 269 | |
| 4×4 | 41.15 | 42.51 | top 13.5% | 30 / 228 | |
| 6×6 | 2:12.49 | 2:27.12 | top 16.7% | 7 / 43 | |
| 7×7 | 3:26.15 | 3:34.10 | top 18.5% | 6 / 42 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.51 | 22.99 | top 19.3% | 27 / 162 | |
| Skewb | 5.72 | 8.06 | top 23.7% | 55 / 183 | |
| Megaminx | 1:28.03 | 1:35.17 | top 27.0% | 31 / 115 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 7:03.13 | — | early days — 1 solve | 35 / 40 |
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
- 2 Sep 2023Five personal bests in one day at Azeméis Open 2023.
- 16 Mar 2019Six personal bests in one day at CLIP Open 2019.
- 28 Apr 2018Seven personal bests in one day at Lisboa Open 2018.
- 10 Mar 2018First sub-15 3×3: 14.33 at CLIP Open 2018.
- 10 Mar 2018Four personal bests in one day at CLIP Open 2018.
- 18 Mar 2017First competition: Explorarubik 2017. A 19.03 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Luso-Bussaco Open 2024 · 12 Oct 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Portugal Championship 2024 · 30 Aug 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Azeméis Open 2023 · 2 Sep 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Rodo Open 2019 · 18 May 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- CLIP Open 2019 · 16 Mar 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- Lisboa Open 2018 · 28 Apr 2018 — 7 personal bests set
- CLIP Open 2018 · 10 Mar 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Explorarubik 2017 · 18 Mar 2017 — 2 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.
- David Martins — met in 58 rounds, finished ahead 50 times
- Pedro Azevedo — met in 57 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
- António Gomes — met in 55 rounds, finished ahead 48 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.41 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.35 away.
Targets move as he improves.