People · China
Xiecheng Nie (聂勰成)
Pyraminx · top 14.3% of 130,891 all-time · competing since December 2014 · 2014NIEX01
Xiecheng Nie (聂勰成) has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 5.17, set at Zhenjiang Open 2015, puts him in the top 14.3% of the 130,891 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,713th in China. Across 7 competitions since December 2014, he has put 203 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 50% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.49 in December 2014 to 12.10, a 35% improvement. Xiecheng 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 5.17 | 9.83 | top 14.3% | 1,713 / 10,269 | |
| 3×3 | 12.10 | 13.50 | top 14.3% | 5,734 / 28,499 | |
| Skewb | 4.54 | 7.51 | top 14.8% | 921 / 5,030 | |
| 2×2 | 3.07 | 4.84 | top 15.1% | 2,441 / 15,939 | |
| 4×4 | 49.31 | 55.47 | top 24.0% | 2,581 / 5,999 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.08 | 25.99 | top 26.4% | 2,635 / 5,994 | |
| Clock | 10.35 | 10.90 | top 26.7% | 637 / 1,887 | |
| 5×5 | 2:03.40 | — | top 51.5% | 2,160 / 2,857 |
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
- 7 Nov 2015Six personal bests in one day at Zhenjiang Open 2015.
- 30 Aug 2015Three personal bests in one day at Shanghai Summer Open 2015.
- 8 Aug 2015Five personal bests in one day at Wuxi Open 2015.
- 1 May 2015Four personal bests in one day at Nanjing Spring 2015.
- 25 Apr 2015First sub-15 3×3: 13.77 at Shanghai Fudan Spring 2015.
- 6 Dec 2014First competition: Cube Elite Union Cafe 2014. A 18.49 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Nanjing Spring 2016 · 30 Apr 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Zhenjiang Open 2015 · 7 Nov 2015 — 6 personal bests set
- Shanghai Summer Open 2015 · 30 Aug 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Wuxi Open 2015 · 8 Aug 2015 — 5 personal bests set
- Nanjing Spring 2015 · 1 May 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- Shanghai Fudan Spring 2015 · 25 Apr 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Cube Elite Union Cafe 2014 · 6 Dec 2014
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.
- Yinghao Wang (王鹰豪) — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Jiayu Wang (王佳宇) — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Chunyu Zhang (张春雨) — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,242 people have one; it is 0.17 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 0.10 away.
Targets move as he improves.