People · China
Xingyu Lu (陆星宇)
3×3 · top 2.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2017 · 2017LUXI05
Xingyu Lu (陆星宇) has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.59, set at Xianju NxN 2026, puts him in the top 2.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 764th in China. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since November 2017, he has put 145 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.32 in November 2017 to 7.59, a 38% improvement. Xingyu has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 7.59 | 8.92 | top 2.1% | 764 / 28,153 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 11.45 | 15.68 | top 2.3% | 194 / 5,922 | |
| 4×4 | 30.50 | 36.68 | top 3.1% | 314 / 5,926 | |
| 5×5 | 57.33 | 1:03.93 | top 4.2% | 203 / 2,816 | |
| 6×6 | 1:46.10 | 2:00.92 | top 5.8% | 126 / 1,349 | |
| 7×7 | 2:59.06 | 3:10.39 | top 10.4% | 209 / 1,261 | |
| Megaminx | 1:18.43 | 1:23.46 | top 20.8% | 626 / 1,678 | |
| 2×2 | 3.96 | 4.81 | top 26.0% | 4,381 / 15,796 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.62 | 12.18 | top 41.6% | 4,463 / 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
- 19 Apr 2025Four personal bests in one day at Deqing Spring 2025.
- 30 Mar 2024First sub-10 3×3: 8.00 at Huzhou Open 2024.
- 30 Mar 2024Three personal bests in one day at Huzhou Open 2024.
- 18 Nov 2017First competition: HDU Open 2017. A 12.86 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Xianju NxN 2026 · 7 Mar 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Lishui Open 2025 · 25 May 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Deqing Spring 2025 · 19 Apr 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Huzhou Open 2024 · 30 Mar 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- HDU Open 2017 · 18 Nov 2017 — 1 personal best 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.
- Yang Li (李扬) — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Zhen Yuan (袁桢) — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 21 times
- Cai Ying (应才) — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.59 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 one-handed single — 779 people have one; it is 1.45 away.
Targets move as he improves.