People · China
Xiao Hu (胡霄)
Skewb · top 4.6% of 73,281 all-time · competing since May 2011 · 2011HUXI01
Xiao Hu (胡霄) has been competing for 15 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 2.92, set at Shantou Open 2014, puts him in the top 4.6% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 253rd in China. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 17 competitions since May 2011, he has put 875 official solves on the record across 15 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 67% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.94 in May 2011 to 9.46, a 27% improvement. Xiao has entered 17 competitions, more competitions than 96% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 2.92 | 5.82 | top 4.6% | 253 / 5,004 | |
| 2×2 | 2.10 | 3.71 | top 5.4% | 758 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 | 9.46 | 11.32 | top 6.0% | 2,317 / 28,153 | |
| 4×4 | 34.55 | 40.93 | top 6.3% | 637 / 5,926 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 14.27 | 17.94 | top 6.6% | 641 / 5,922 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.86 | 6.79 | top 12.3% | 1,473 / 10,224 | |
| 5×5 | 1:11.15 | 1:26.37 | top 12.4% | 610 / 2,816 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 31 moves | 39.00 | top 17.4% | 183 / 1,058 | |
| Square-1 | 17.65 | 25.44 | top 22.5% | 363 / 1,362 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:37.72 | — | top 25.8% | 354 / 1,183 | |
| 7×7 | 3:58.70 | 4:11.98 | top 30.2% | 591 / 1,261 | |
| Megaminx | 1:33.50 | 1:39.43 | top 30.4% | 913 / 1,678 | |
| 6×6 | 2:46.80 | 3:04.81 | top 34.4% | 722 / 1,349 | |
| Clock | 12.04 | 13.45 | top 35.1% | 838 / 1,843 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 2 of 4 cubes · 21:18 | — | early days — 1 solve | 271 / 278 |
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 2014Five personal bests in one day at Guangdong Open 2014.
- 1 May 2014Four personal bests in one day at Hefei Spring 2014.
- 19 Jul 2013Four personal bests in one day at Shantou Open 2013.
- 22 Sep 2012Five personal bests in one day at Hangzhou Open 2012.
- 10 Mar 2012First sub-10 3×3: 9.96 at Hefei Spring 2012.
- 10 Mar 2012Five personal bests in one day at Hefei Spring 2012.
Competitions
- Hangzhou Winter Open 2014 · 29 Nov 2014
- Cross-strait FMC 2014 · 22 Nov 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Guangdong Open 2014 · 1 Oct 2014 — 5 personal bests set
- Cross-strait Cubing Exchange 2014 · 9 Aug 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Shantou Open 2014 · 3 Aug 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Nantong Open 2014 · 19 Jul 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Suzhou Open 2014 · 12 Jul 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Zhejiang University Open 2014 · 24 May 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Hefei Spring 2014 · 1 May 2014 — 4 personal bests set
- Guangzhou CCSA Championship 2013 · 22 Jul 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Shantou Open 2013 · 19 Jul 2013 — 4 personal bests set
- Guangzhou SCAU Open 2013 · 26 May 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Nanjing Winter 2012 · 25 Nov 2012 — 1 personal best set
- Hangzhou Open 2012 · 22 Sep 2012 — 5 personal bests set
- Hefei Spring 2012 · 10 Mar 2012 — 5 personal bests set
- Hangzhou Open 2011 · 20 Aug 2011
- Shenzhen University 2011 · 1 May 2011 — 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.
- Yinghao Wang (王鹰豪) — met in 91 rounds, finished ahead 21 times
- Lin Chen (陈霖) — met in 67 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Ziyuan Lin (林子源) — met in 61 rounds, finished ahead 48 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Skewb single — 1,013 people have one; it is 0.92 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.10 away.
Targets move as he improves.