People · China
Xinyu Gu (顾鑫宇)
3×3 · top 3.0% of 288,433 all-time · competing since May 2015 · 2015GUXI01
Xinyu Gu (顾鑫宇) has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.09, set at Guangzhou Grand Open 2026, puts him in the top 3.0% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,101st in China. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since May 2015, he has put 32 official solves on the record across three events. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.15 in May 2015 to 8.09, a 50% improvement. Xinyu 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 | 8.09 | 10.95 | top 3.0% | 1,101 / 28,499 | |
| 2×2 | 5.08 | 7.10 | top 40.4% | 7,061 / 15,939 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 30.35 | — | top 47.5% | 4,235 / 5,994 |
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
- 5 Oct 2026First sub-10 3×3: 8.09 at Guangzhou Grand Open 2026.
- 2 May 2021First sub-15 3×3: 10.62 at Kunshan Afternoon 2021.
- 1 May 2015First competition: Nanjing Spring 2015. A 16.15 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Guangzhou Grand Open 2026 · 5 Oct 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Kunshan Afternoon 2021 · 2 May 2021 — 2 personal bests set
- Nanjing Spring 2015 · 1 May 2015
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.
- Haichuan Du (杜海川) — met in 6 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jiayu Wang (王佳宇) — met in 5 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jack Pan (潘杰康) — met in 4 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.09 away.
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 74,472 people have one; it is 0.08 away.
Targets move as he improves.