People · China
Xu Zhao (赵旭)
3×3 · top 23.5% of 288,433 all-time · competing since May 2009 · 2009ZHAO05
Xu Zhao (赵旭) has been competing for 18 years. Her best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 14.69, set at Nanchang Open 2015, puts her in the top 23.5% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 9,071st in China. Across 32 competitions since May 2009, she has put 547 official solves on the record across 15 events. Solve to solve, her 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 70% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. Her 3×3 best has come down from 43.25 in May 2009 to 14.69, a 66% improvement. Xu has entered 32 competitions, more competitions than 98% 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 | 14.69 | 17.97 | top 23.5% | 9,071 / 28,499 | |
| 2×2 | 4.16 | 6.75 | top 28.6% | 4,921 / 15,939 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 40 moves | 51.00 | top 48.5% | 571 / 1,071 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.43 | 12.36 | top 48.5% | 5,157 / 10,269 | |
| 4×4 | 1:16.92 | 1:24.20 | top 53.4% | 4,767 / 5,999 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:05.28 | — | top 53.9% | 747 / 1,184 | |
| Square-1 | 33.47 | 50.83 | top 56.0% | 958 / 1,373 | |
| 5×5 | 2:15.91 | 2:19.70 | top 58.9% | 2,368 / 2,857 | |
| Skewb | 11.25 | 13.61 | top 62.2% | 3,392 / 5,030 | |
| Clock | 19.68 | 26.51 | top 63.8% | 1,451 / 1,887 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 40.31 | 56.97 | top 65.8% | 5,223 / 5,994 | |
| 6×6 | 4:44.47 | 5:08.15 | top 78.3% | 1,276 / 1,363 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 1 of 2 cubes · 8:45 | — | early days — 3 solves | 254 / 279 | |
| Megaminx | 4:35.25 | 5:42.75 | top 94.5% | 1,679 / 1,693 | |
| 7×7 | 11:11.00 | 12:30.00 | top 97.8% | 1,278 / 1,274 |
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
- 14 Jun 2015First sub-15 3×3: 14.69 at Nanchang Open 2015.
- 14 Jun 2015Three personal bests in one day at Nanchang Open 2015.
- 10 Mar 2012Four personal bests in one day at Hefei Spring 2012.
- 1 Jan 2012Three personal bests in one day at Xi'an Yangling 2012.
- 20 Aug 2011Five personal bests in one day at Hangzhou Open 2011.
- 31 Jul 2011Five personal bests in one day at Shandong Open 2011.
Competitions
- Changsha Xiangmo 2017 · 6 May 2017
- Nanchang Open 2015 · 14 Jun 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Wuhan Open 2015 · 10 May 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Nanjing Spring 2015 · 1 May 2015
- Wenzhou Open 2015 · 26 Apr 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Cube Elite Union Cafe 2014 · 6 Dec 2014
- Hefei Spring 2014 · 1 May 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Beijing Spring 2014 · 19 Apr 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Beijing Winter Open 2013 · 21 Dec 2013
- Beijing Summer 2013 · 10 Aug 2013
- Beijing Winter 2012 · 24 Nov 2012 — 2 personal bests set
- Beijing Summer 2012 · 12 Aug 2012 — 2 personal bests set
- PKU FM 2012 · 26 May 2012 — 1 personal best set
- Hefei Spring 2012 · 10 Mar 2012 — 4 personal bests set
- Xi'an Yangling 2012 · 1 Jan 2012 — 3 personal bests set
- China FM Beijing 2011 · 6 Nov 2011
- Shanghai Meatball Fall 2011 · 27 Aug 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- Hangzhou Open 2011 · 20 Aug 2011 — 5 personal bests set
- Shandong Open 2011 · 31 Jul 2011 — 5 personal bests set
- Cyclops Open 2011 · 25 Jun 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- Beijing Footsteps 2011 · 15 May 2011
- Beijing After Dark 2011 · 19 Mar 2011
- Beijing Winter 2011 · 15 Jan 2011 — 3 personal bests set
- Beijing No Cubes 2010 · 28 Nov 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Tianjin Open 2010 · 21 Nov 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- Shandong 2010 · 12 Sep 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Beijing Side Events Supplement 2010 · 23 May 2010
- Alpha Cube BUAA Open 2010 · 9 May 2010
- Henan Open 2010 · 2 May 2010 — 4 personal bests set
- Beijing Winter 2009 · 20 Dec 2009 — 3 personal bests set
- Beijing Summer Open 2009 · 16 Aug 2009 — 1 personal best set
- Beijing Metropolis Open 2009 · 2 May 2009
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 her.
- Baiqiang Dong (董百强) — met in 67 rounds, finished ahead 19 times
- Fubo Wang (王富博) — met in 50 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Yan Xuan (宣炎) — met in 49 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 2.69 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 50,215 people have one; it is 0.16 away.
Targets move as she improves.