People · China
Xiaoke Xu (徐晓珂)
2×2 · top 0.5% of 189,179 all-time · competing since August 2015 · 2015XUXI02
Xiaoke Xu (徐晓珂) has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 0.97, set at Zhengzhou Summer 2021, puts him in the top 0.5% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 46th in China. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since August 2015, he has put 438 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 56% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 10.38 in August 2015 to 6.84, a 34% improvement. Xiaoke 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 | 0.97 | 1.84 | top 0.5% | 46 / 15,939 | |
| 4×4 | 26.14 | 33.06 | top 1.1% | 109 / 5,999 | |
| 3×3 | 6.84 | 8.58 | top 1.2% | 424 / 28,499 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 10.42 | 13.34 | top 1.4% | 121 / 5,994 | |
| 5×5 | 59.88 | 1:03.87 | top 5.6% | 273 / 2,857 | |
| Skewb | 4.64 | 6.64 | top 15.6% | 976 / 5,030 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.67 | 7.31 | top 17.6% | 2,060 / 10,269 | |
| 7×7 | 3:29.01 | 3:38.17 | top 19.5% | 408 / 1,274 | |
| 6×6 | 2:22.20 | 2:43.32 | top 21.8% | 491 / 1,363 | |
| Square-1 | 17.74 | 20.99 | top 22.8% | 377 / 1,373 | |
| Megaminx | 1:25.28 | 1:39.88 | top 25.2% | 788 / 1,693 |
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
- 23 May 2021Four personal bests in one day at Zhengzhou Summer 2021.
- 2 Oct 2018Four personal bests in one day at China Championship 2018.
- 28 Jul 2017Seven personal bests in one day at China Championship 2017.
- 1 Oct 2016Nine personal bests in one day at Asian Championship 2016.
- 31 Jul 2016First sub-10 3×3: 9.66 at Xining Summer Open 2016.
- 31 Jul 2016Six personal bests in one day at Xining Summer Open 2016.
Competitions
- Zhengzhou Summer 2021 · 23 May 2021 — 4 personal bests set
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom PM 2021 · 11 Apr 2021 — 1 personal best set
- China Championship 2018 · 2 Oct 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- China Championship 2017 · 28 Jul 2017 — 7 personal bests set
- Asian Championship 2016 · 1 Oct 2016 — 9 personal bests set
- Xining Summer Open 2016 · 31 Jul 2016 — 6 personal bests set
- Xining Summer Open 2015 · 8 Aug 2015 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Sheng Cao (曹晟) — met in 55 rounds, finished ahead 19 times
- Seung Hyuk Nahm (남승혁) — met in 51 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Bo Wang (王擘) — met in 49 rounds, finished ahead 24 times
Next targets
- A sub-25 4×4 single — 614 people have one; it is 1.14 away.
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 0.84 away.
Targets move as he improves.