People · China
Xiaolong Yuan (袁晓龙)
3×3 one-handed · top 7.4% of 73,695 all-time · competing since November 2012 · 2012YUAN03
Xiaolong Yuan (袁晓龙) has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the 3×3 one-handed: a personal-best single of 14.68, set at Qianjiang Summer Open 2018, puts him in the top 7.4% of the 73,695 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 720th in China. Until August 2008, no official 3×3 one-handed solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since November 2012, he has put 110 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.49 in November 2012 to 10.17, an 11% improvement. Xiaolong 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 one-handed | 14.68 | 16.15 | top 7.4% | 720 / 5,922 | |
| 3×3 | 10.17 | 12.22 | top 8.0% | 3,115 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 3.15 | 4.08 | top 16.0% | 2,569 / 15,796 | |
| 4×4 | 43.86 | 50.69 | top 16.9% | 1,824 / 5,926 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:58.18 | — | early days — 2 solves | 467 / 1,183 | |
| 5×5 | 1:54.05 | 1:58.54 | top 45.3% | 1,958 / 2,816 |
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
- 25 Aug 2018Three personal bests in one day at Qianjiang Summer Open 2018.
- 26 May 2018Four personal bests in one day at HUST Open 2018.
- 4 Nov 2012First competition: Wuhan Open 2012. A 11.49 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Qianjiang Summer Open 2018 · 25 Aug 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- HUST Open 2018 · 26 May 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Wuhan Open 2012 · 4 Nov 2012
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.
- Jiayu Wang (王佳宇) — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead once
- Junze Zhao (赵俊泽) — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Tiannan Wang (王天南) — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 one-handed single — 2,187 people have one; it is 2.68 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.17 away.
Targets move as he improves.