People · China
Xin Lu (陆鑫)
Pyraminx · top 1.6% of 129,321 all-time · competing since May 2024 · 2024LUXI01
Xin Lu (陆鑫) has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 2.23, set at Guiyang Open 2024, puts him in the top 1.6% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 181st in China. Until July 2011, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since May 2024, he has put 112 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 2.19 in May 2024 to 1.79, an 18% improvement. Xin 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 2.23 | 4.82 | top 1.6% | 181 / 10,224 | |
| 3×3 | 7.90 | 9.65 | top 2.6% | 945 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 1.79 | 2.44 | top 3.5% | 468 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 13.19 | 14.33 | top 4.7% | 419 / 5,922 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 22 Jun 2025Three personal bests in one day at Yunnan Open 2025.
- 26 May 2024First competition: Guiyang Open 2024. A 10.88 3×3 single to start from.
- 26 May 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.39 at Guiyang Open 2024.
- 26 May 2024Three personal bests in one day at Guiyang Open 2024.
Competitions
- Yunnan Open 2025 · 22 Jun 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Guilin Open 2024 · 20 Oct 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Guiyang Open 2024 · 26 May 2024 — 3 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.
- Guozheng Li (李国政) — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Yuan Gao (高原) — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
- Xiaoran Zheng (郑晓然) — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.23 away.
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.90 away.
Targets move as he improves.