People · China
Xiaobo Zhao (赵晓波)
3×3 · top 20.0% of 288,433 all-time · competing since November 2016 · 2016ZHAO59
Xiaobo Zhao (赵晓波) has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 13.70, set at Taiyuan Autumn 2017, puts him in the top 20.0% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 7,889th in China. Across 3 competitions since November 2016, he has put 37 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.40 in November 2016 to 13.70, a 39% improvement. Xiaobo 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 13.70 | 15.52 | top 20.0% | 7,889 / 28,499 | |
| 2×2 | 4.12 | 6.70 | top 28.1% | 4,822 / 15,939 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.51 | 12.25 | top 49.1% | 5,224 / 10,269 | |
| Skewb | 12.93 | 24.05 | top 70.4% | 3,717 / 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
- 15 Oct 2017First sub-15 3×3: 13.70 at Taiyuan Autumn 2017.
- 7 May 2017First sub-20 3×3: 18.11 at Taiyuan Open 2017.
- 20 Nov 2016First competition: Taiyuan Winter Open 2016. A 22.40 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Taiyuan Autumn 2017 · 15 Oct 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Taiyuan Open 2017 · 7 May 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Taiyuan Winter Open 2016 · 20 Nov 2016
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.
- Hongda Li (李洪达) — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Boying Li (李博莹) — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead once
- Bo Wang (王擘) — met in 8 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 1.70 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 50,215 people have one; it is 0.12 away.
Targets move as he improves.