People · China
Xizhou Yao (姚熙洲)
Skewb · top 24.6% of 73,281 all-time · competing since May 2017 · 2017YAOX02
Xizhou Yao (姚熙洲) has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 5.85, set at Shanghai Love in ECNU 2018, puts him in the top 24.6% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,521st in China. Across 6 competitions since May 2017, he has put 106 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 4 DNFs. His 2×2 best has come down from 12.91 in May 2017 to 4.03, a 69% improvement. Xizhou has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 5.85 | 6.77 | top 24.6% | 1,521 / 5,004 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.84 | 10.99 | top 26.5% | 2,971 / 10,224 | |
| 2×2 | 4.03 | 5.71 | top 26.9% | 4,551 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 | 18.36 | 22.53 | top 35.2% | 12,527 / 28,153 | |
| Clock | 18.01 | 20.74 | top 58.8% | 1,339 / 1,843 | |
| 4×4 | 1:23.62 | — | top 58.8% | 4,970 / 5,926 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 47.85 | — | early days — 1 solve | 5,526 / 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
- 30 Dec 2018First sub-20 3×3: 18.36 at SJTU Winter Open 2018.
- 30 Dec 2018Three personal bests in one day at SJTU Winter Open 2018.
- 19 May 2018Three personal bests in one day at Shanghai Love in ECNU 2018.
- 20 Jan 2018First sub-30 3×3: 26.55 at Shanghai Winter 2018.
- 20 Aug 2017Three personal bests in one day at Yangzhou Open 2017.
- 20 May 2017First competition: Shanghai Love In ECNU 2017. A 51.28 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- SJTU Winter Open 2018 · 30 Dec 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Suzhou Open 2018 · 5 Aug 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Shanghai Love in ECNU 2018 · 19 May 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Shanghai Winter 2018 · 20 Jan 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Yangzhou Open 2017 · 20 Aug 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Shanghai Love In ECNU 2017 · 20 May 2017
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 Xia (夏洋) — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Qi Zhou (周祺) — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
- Yi Wang (王旖) — met in 18 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-5 Skewb single — 13,285 people have one; it is 0.85 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 0.84 away.
Targets move as he improves.