People · China
Xiqing Zang (臧玺清)
Pyraminx · top 14.2% of 129,321 all-time · competing since December 2016 · 2016ZANG02
Xiqing Zang (臧玺清) has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 5.16, set at Zibo Open 2017, puts him in the top 14.2% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,681st in China. Across 5 competitions since December 2016, he has put 174 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 87% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.28 in December 2016 to 12.13, a 37% improvement. Xiqing 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 5.16 | 6.14 | top 14.2% | 1,681 / 10,224 | |
| 3×3 | 12.13 | 13.42 | top 14.3% | 5,646 / 28,153 | |
| Skewb | 4.86 | 8.14 | top 17.1% | 1,061 / 5,004 | |
| 4×4 | 48.24 | 55.48 | top 22.4% | 2,418 / 5,926 | |
| 2×2 | 4.36 | 4.99 | top 31.1% | 5,326 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 29.75 | 33.86 | top 46.1% | 4,081 / 5,922 | |
| 5×5 | 1:59.41 | 2:17.79 | top 48.9% | 2,070 / 2,816 | |
| Clock | 20.04 | 22.59 | top 64.7% | 1,434 / 1,843 |
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
- 11 May 2019Five personal bests in one day at Lanzhou Spring 2019.
- 23 Dec 2017First sub-15 3×3: 14.29 at Zibo Open 2017.
- 23 Dec 2017Three personal bests in one day at Zibo Open 2017.
- 11 Dec 2016First competition: Weifang Winter 2016. A 19.28 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Lanzhou Spring 2019 · 11 May 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Weihai Open 2018 · 12 May 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Zibo Open 2017 · 23 Dec 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Yangzhou Open 2017 · 20 Aug 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Weifang Winter 2016 · 11 Dec 2016
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.
- Xiaobin Rui (芮晓彬) — met in 18 rounds, never finished ahead
- Yongtao Sun (孙永涛) — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Chenghao Guo (国成浩) — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.16 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.13 away.
Targets move as he improves.