People · China
Xiangyu Pan (潘翔宇)
5×5 · top 4.3% of 41,402 all-time · competing since September 2018 · 2018PANX02
Xiangyu Pan (潘翔宇) has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 5×5: a personal-best single of 57.34, set at Beijing University Cube League 2025, puts him in the top 4.3% of the 41,402 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 213th in China. Until October 2011, no official 5×5 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since September 2018, he has put 65 official solves on the record across nine events. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.80 in September 2018 to 10.38, a 38% improvement. Xiangyu has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5×5 | 57.34 | 1:02.13 | top 4.3% | 213 / 2,857 | |
| 6×6 | 1:44.64 | 2:09.35 | top 5.4% | 120 / 1,363 | |
| 4×4 | 35.39 | 36.99 | top 7.2% | 737 / 5,999 | |
| 7×7 | 2:49.73 | 3:01.01 | top 7.8% | 169 / 1,274 | |
| 3×3 | 10.38 | 11.94 | top 8.6% | 3,434 / 28,499 | |
| 2×2 | 3.90 | 6.99 | top 25.3% | 4,301 / 15,939 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.27 | 27.85 | top 37.6% | 3,572 / 5,994 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.12 | 14.46 | top 53.9% | 5,673 / 10,269 | |
| Skewb | 11.79 | 12.67 | top 65.0% | 3,516 / 5,030 |
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
- 25 Oct 2025First sub-15 3×3: 10.38 at Beijing University Cube League 2025.
- 25 Oct 2025Five personal bests in one day at Beijing University Cube League 2025.
- 22 Sep 2018First competition: Wuhan University Open 2018. A 16.80 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Beijing University Cube League 2025 · 25 Oct 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Beijing Spring Open 2025 · 20 Apr 2025
- Wuhan University Open 2018 · 22 Sep 2018
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.
- Xiang Li (李响) — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Yiming Liu (刘一鸣) — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Xiao Yang (杨潇) — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-50 5×5 single — 733 people have one; it is 7.34 away.
- A sub-1:30 6×6 single — 346 people have one; it is 14.64 away.
Targets move as he improves.