People · China
Xiaolin Zeng (曾小林)
3×3 · top 1.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2011 · 2011ZENG06
Xiaolin Zeng (曾小林) has been competing for 15 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.14, set at Nanchang Open 2013, puts him in the top 1.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 532nd in China. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 16 competitions since November 2011, he has put 402 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 73% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 9.86 in November 2011 to 7.14, a 28% improvement. Xiaolin has entered 16 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.14 | 9.09 | top 1.5% | 532 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 1.61 | 3.88 | top 2.6% | 313 / 15,796 | |
| 4×4 | 40.97 | 49.75 | top 13.2% | 1,436 / 5,926 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.30 | 23.05 | top 18.6% | 1,863 / 5,922 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.87 | 17.50 | top 66.4% | 6,714 / 10,224 |
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
- 27 Oct 2013Three personal bests in one day at Nanchang Open 2013.
- 27 Nov 2011First competition: Changsha Open 2011. A 10.28 3×3 single to start from.
- 27 Nov 2011First sub-10 3×3: 9.86 at Changsha Open 2011.
Competitions
- Guiyang Open 2019 · 1 May 2019
- Chongqing Open 2016 · 16 Jul 2016
- Zunyi Open 2014 · 5 Oct 2014
- Chongqing Open 2014 · 9 Aug 2014
- Chengdu Open 2014 · 2 May 2014
- Nanchang Open 2013 · 27 Oct 2013 — 3 personal bests set
- Chongqing Open 2013 · 10 Aug 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Guangzhou CCSA Championship 2013 · 22 Jul 2013
- Nanning Open 2013 · 14 Jul 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Zhejiang University 2013 · 23 Mar 2013
- Xi'an Newborn 2012 · 23 Dec 2012 — 1 personal best set
- Wuhan Open 2012 · 4 Nov 2012 — 1 personal best set
- Guiyang Open 2012 · 5 Aug 2012 — 2 personal bests set
- Shanghai Summer 2012 · 21 Jul 2012
- Shanghai Donghua 2012 · 7 Apr 2012 — 1 personal best set
- Changsha Open 2011 · 27 Nov 2011 — 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.
- Yi Wang (汪义) — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead 29 times
- Zhiyang Chen (陈至扬) — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
- Kai Su (苏锴) — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.14 away.
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.61 away.
Targets move as he improves.