People · China
Xiaowei Wang (王小威)
3×3 · top 41.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2007 · 2007WEIW01
Xiaowei Wang (王小威) has been competing for 19 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 20.67, set at Asian Championship 2016, puts him in the top 41.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 14,177th in China. Across 14 competitions since December 2007, he has put 72 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 61% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 1:26.96 in December 2007 to 20.67, a 76% improvement. Xiaowei has entered 14 competitions, more competitions than 95% 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 | 20.67 | 22.97 | top 41.8% | 14,177 / 28,153 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 34.41 | 41.40 | top 56.2% | 4,670 / 5,922 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 6:16.28 | — | top 88.2% | 1,130 / 1,183 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 1 of 2 cubes · 20:00 | — | early days — 1 solve | 267 / 278 |
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
- 9 May 2010First sub-30 3×3: 28.40 at Alpha Cube BUAA Open 2010.
- 16 Aug 2009First sub-60 3×3: 36.27 at Beijing Summer Open 2009.
- 15 Dec 2007First competition: Beijing Open 2007. A 1:26.96 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Asian Championship 2016 · 1 Oct 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Beijing Summer Open 2014 · 6 Jul 2014
- Beijing Winter Open 2013 · 21 Dec 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- Beijing Summer 2012 · 12 Aug 2012 — 1 personal best set
- Tianjin Open 2011 · 25 Dec 2011
- Beijing Summer Open 2011 · 31 Jul 2011
- Cyclops Open 2011 · 25 Jun 2011
- Beijing Spring 2011 · 23 Apr 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Beijing After Dark 2011 · 19 Mar 2011
- Beijing Winter 2011 · 15 Jan 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- Tianjin Open 2010 · 21 Nov 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Alpha Cube BUAA Open 2010 · 9 May 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Beijing Summer Open 2009 · 16 Aug 2009 — 1 personal best set
- Beijing Open 2007 · 15 Dec 2007
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.
- Shufan Wang (王澍凡) — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
- Baiqiang Dong (董百强) — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
- Fubo Wang (王富博) — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 0.67 away.
- A sub-30 3×3 one-handed single — 34,382 people have one; it is 4.41 away.
Targets move as he improves.