People · United Kingdom
Xiangjia Kong (孔祥佳)
2×2 · top 10.3% of 186,767 all-time · competing since January 2013 · 2013KONG01
Xiangjia Kong (孔祥佳) has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.64, set at UK Rubik's Cube Championship 2013, puts him in the top 10.3% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 669th in the United Kingdom. Across 6 competitions since January 2013, he has put 298 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 98% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.30 in January 2013 to 11.38, a 30% improvement. Xiangjia 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 | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.64 | 4.83 | top 10.3% | 669 / 4,895 | |
| 4×4 | 38.57 | 47.23 | top 10.4% | 244 / 2,071 | |
| 3×3 | 11.38 | 14.07 | top 11.7% | 833 / 6,689 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.04 | 25.84 | top 26.2% | 478 / 1,851 | |
| 5×5 | 1:38.75 | 1:50.71 | top 34.4% | 442 / 1,151 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.19 | 12.53 | top 37.8% | 1,513 / 3,656 | |
| Megaminx | 2:03.26 | 2:20.86 | top 47.6% | 549 / 966 | |
| Skewb | 10.23 | 15.42 | top 56.3% | 1,339 / 2,421 | |
| 7×7 | 5:51.94 | 6:33.75 | top 65.7% | 320 / 459 | |
| 6×6 | 4:11.05 | 4:33.71 | top 69.1% | 401 / 548 |
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 Apr 2014Three personal bests in one day at Welwyn Garden City Open 2014.
- 16 Nov 2013Five personal bests in one day at UK Rubik's Cube Championship 2013.
- 5 Oct 2013Six personal bests in one day at Cuthberts Open 2013.
- 4 May 2013First sub-15 3×3: 13.63 at Nottingham Open 2013.
- 4 May 2013Six personal bests in one day at Nottingham Open 2013.
- 26 Jan 2013First competition: Edinburgh Open 2013. A 16.30 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Welwyn Garden City Open 2014 · 5 Apr 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- Nottingham Open 2014 · 22 Feb 2014 — 1 personal best set
- UK Rubik's Cube Championship 2013 · 16 Nov 2013 — 5 personal bests set
- Cuthberts Open 2013 · 5 Oct 2013 — 6 personal bests set
- Nottingham Open 2013 · 4 May 2013 — 6 personal bests set
- Edinburgh Open 2013 · 26 Jan 2013
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.
- Daniel Sheppard — met in 70 rounds, finished ahead once
- Chris Wall — met in 66 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
- Ben Whitmore — met in 64 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.64 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 8.57 away.
Targets move as he improves.