People · China
Xiaoliang Zhu (朱校良)
3×3 · top 13.8% of 288,433 all-time · competing since April 2017 · 2017ZHUX01
Xiaoliang Zhu (朱校良) has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.94, set at Shenzhen Open 2018, puts him in the top 13.8% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 5,516th in China. Across 6 competitions since April 2017, he has put 123 official solves on the record across 17 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.22 in April 2017 to 11.94, a 26% improvement. Xiaoliang has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 11.94 | 14.12 | top 13.8% | 5,516 / 28,499 | |
| Megaminx | 1:19.37 | 1:27.79 | top 21.4% | 661 / 1,693 | |
| 4×4 | 50.97 | 53.53 | top 26.0% | 2,790 / 5,999 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.18 | 30.44 | top 29.3% | 2,894 / 5,994 | |
| 5×5 | 1:32.77 | 1:43.88 | top 29.7% | 1,367 / 2,857 | |
| Square-1 | 21.03 | 32.40 | top 30.4% | 524 / 1,373 | |
| Clock | 12.58 | 15.58 | top 37.7% | 929 / 1,887 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 39 moves | 44.00 | top 44.8% | 524 / 1,071 | |
| 6×6 | 3:14.64 | 3:56.59 | top 48.0% | 935 / 1,363 | |
| Skewb | 9.54 | 13.11 | top 52.1% | 2,936 / 5,030 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:23.29 | 4:34.12 | top 59.1% | 824 / 1,184 | |
| 2×2 | 7.20 | 8.71 | top 62.1% | 10,498 / 15,939 | |
| 7×7 | 5:38.75 | 5:54.07 | top 62.4% | 1,040 / 1,274 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.51 | 14.07 | top 64.0% | 6,543 / 10,269 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 2 of 3 cubes · 24:19 | — | early days — 1 solve | 240 / 279 | |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 19:27.00 | — | early days — 2 solves | 146 / 149 | |
| 5×5 blindfolded | 41:26.00 | — | early days — 1 solve | 95 / 97 |
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
- 21 Jul 2018Four personal bests in one day at Shenzhen Open 2018.
- 9 Jun 2018Three personal bests in one day at Harbin Open 2018.
- 16 Sep 2017First sub-15 3×3: 14.61 at Suzhou Open 2017.
- 30 Apr 2017First competition: Nanjing Spring 2017. A 16.22 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Jasper Highlands 2022 · 7 May 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Shenzhen Open 2018 · 21 Jul 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Wuxi Try to Get a Mean 2018 · 14 Jul 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Harbin Open 2018 · 9 Jun 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Suzhou Open 2017 · 16 Sep 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Nanjing Spring 2017 · 30 Apr 2017
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.
- Yunqi Ouyang (欧阳韵奇) — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Baiqiang Dong (董百强) — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Shenghai Fang (方胜海) — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 1.94 away.
- A sub-1:00 Megaminx single — 3,558 people have one; it is 19.37 away.
Targets move as he improves.