People · China
Xueliang Wang (王学梁)
Skewb · top 2.4% of 73,281 all-time · competing since October 2016 · 2016WANX03
Xueliang Wang (王学梁) has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 2.37, set at Fushun Open 2024, puts him in the top 2.4% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 127th in China. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 13 competitions since October 2016, he has put 275 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 96% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 35.88 in October 2016 to 13.52, a 62% improvement. Xueliang has entered 13 competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 2.37 | 3.88 | top 2.4% | 127 / 5,004 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.42 | 6.21 | top 9.8% | 1,156 / 10,224 | |
| 3×3 | 13.52 | 15.33 | top 19.3% | 7,486 / 28,153 | |
| 4×4 | 49.73 | 52.92 | top 24.4% | 2,600 / 5,926 | |
| 2×2 | 4.06 | 6.04 | top 27.3% | 4,626 / 15,796 | |
| 5×5 | 1:36.99 | 1:43.33 | top 33.1% | 1,496 / 2,816 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.18 | 31.98 | top 37.3% | 3,490 / 5,922 | |
| Clock | 14.15 | 16.51 | top 44.5% | 1,047 / 1,843 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 40 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 560 / 1,058 |
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
- 4 Oct 2019Three personal bests in one day at Shandong Open 2019.
- 6 Apr 2019Three personal bests in one day at Qinhuangdao Open 2019.
- 31 Dec 2018First sub-15 3×3: 14.62 at Beijing Winter 2018.
- 17 Sep 2017First sub-20 3×3: 18.00 at Beijing Ten Years Open 2017.
- 12 Nov 2016First sub-30 3×3: 28.13 at Tianjin Open 2016.
- 1 Oct 2016First competition: Asian Championship 2016. A 35.88 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- FMC 2024 · 1 Jun 2024
- Tianjin Open 2024 · 1 Jun 2024
- Luoyang Spring 2024 · 10 Mar 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Fushun Open 2024 · 28 Jan 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Beijing Winter 2019 · 7 Dec 2019
- Tianjin Autumn 2019 · 20 Oct 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Shandong Open 2019 · 4 Oct 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Qinhuangdao Open 2019 · 6 Apr 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Beijing Winter 2018 · 31 Dec 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Tianjin Summer Open 2018 · 24 Jun 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Beijing Ten Years Open 2017 · 17 Sep 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Tianjin Open 2016 · 12 Nov 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Asian Championship 2016 · 1 Oct 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.
- Chenhao Ma (马晨皓) — met in 48 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Yu Feng (冯煜) — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Yubo Ji (纪宇博) — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Skewb single — 1,013 people have one; it is 0.37 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.42 away.
Targets move as he improves.