People · China
Xiangyu Ma (马祥予)
2×2 · top 2.1% of 186,767 all-time · competing since November 2023 · 2023MAXI03
Xiangyu Ma (马祥予) has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.48, set at Zhuhai Pi Day 2026, puts him in the top 2.1% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 238th in China. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since November 2023, he has put 119 official solves on the record across two events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 68% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.12 in November 2023 to 7.60, a 32% improvement. Xiangyu 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 | 1.48 | 2.01 | top 2.1% | 238 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 | 7.60 | 8.79 | top 2.1% | 770 / 28,153 |
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
- 4 Jan 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.16 at Xi'an New Year 2025.
- 4 Jan 2025Three personal bests in one day at Xi'an New Year 2025.
- 18 Nov 2023First competition: Chongqing Open 2023. A 11.12 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Jiajiang Open 2026 · 25 Jul 2026
- Chengdu Welcoming Summer 2026 · 4 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Zhuhai Pi Day 2026 · 14 Mar 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Chengdu Spring Open 2025 · 8 Feb 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Chongqing New Year 2025 · 12 Jan 2025
- Xi'an New Year 2025 · 4 Jan 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Chongqing Open 2023 · 18 Nov 2023
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.
- Ziyu Ye (叶梓渝) — met in 21 rounds, never finished ahead
- Kaichen Huang (黄楷宸) — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Shuda Huang (黄黍达) — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.48 away.
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.60 away.
Targets move as he improves.