People · China
Xun Zhao (赵洵)
Pyraminx · top 3.8% of 129,321 all-time · competing since May 2015 · 2015ZHAO07
Xun Zhao (赵洵) has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.05, set at Chengdu Open 2018, puts him in the top 3.8% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 456th in China. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 13 competitions since May 2015, he has put 700 official solves on the record across 17 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 53% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.72 in May 2015 to 8.61, a 27% improvement. Xun 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.05 | 4.81 | top 3.8% | 456 / 10,224 | |
| 3×3 | 8.61 | 10.50 | top 4.0% | 1,505 / 28,153 | |
| Skewb | 2.89 | 4.58 | top 4.5% | 243 / 5,004 | |
| 2×2 | 2.28 | 4.14 | top 6.9% | 974 / 15,796 | |
| 4×4 | 35.84 | 41.00 | top 7.5% | 766 / 5,926 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.29 | 18.07 | top 8.7% | 830 / 5,922 | |
| Megaminx | 59.33 | 1:02.07 | top 9.6% | 247 / 1,678 | |
| Square-1 | 13.86 | 20.56 | top 13.8% | 206 / 1,362 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 31 moves | 32.00 | top 17.4% | 183 / 1,058 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:19.11 | 1:48.59 | top 19.3% | 265 / 1,183 | |
| 5×5 | 1:22.51 | 1:25.74 | top 21.1% | 1,014 / 2,816 | |
| Clock | 11.82 | 13.06 | top 34.1% | 814 / 1,843 | |
| 6×6 | 2:49.66 | 3:05.77 | early days — 3 solves | 748 / 1,349 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 6 of 7 cubes · 38:19 | — | early days — 1 solve | 104 / 278 | |
| 7×7 | 4:45.95 | 4:50.08 | early days — 3 solves | 842 / 1,261 | |
| 5×5 blindfolded | 17:24.00 | — | early days — 1 solve | 51 / 95 | |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 8:46.90 | — | early days — 1 solve | 90 / 149 |
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
- 29 Apr 2018Five personal bests in one day at Chengdu Open 2018.
- 5 Oct 2017Six personal bests in one day at Hefei Open 2017.
- 28 Jul 2017Four personal bests in one day at China Championship 2017.
- 24 Jun 2017First sub-10 3×3: 9.96 at Beijing Open 2017.
- 29 Apr 2017Four personal bests in one day at Chengdu Open 2017.
- 2 Apr 2017Six personal bests in one day at Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2017.
Competitions
- Chengdu Open 2018 · 29 Apr 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- FMC Asia 2017 · 9 Dec 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Hefei Open 2017 · 5 Oct 2017 — 6 personal bests set
- China Championship 2017 · 28 Jul 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Beijing Open 2017 · 24 Jun 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Chengdu Open 2017 · 29 Apr 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2017 · 2 Apr 2017 — 6 personal bests set
- Shenyang Winter 2016 · 11 Dec 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Taiyuan Winter Open 2016 · 20 Nov 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Zibo Open 2016 · 6 Nov 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Chongqing Open 2016 · 16 Jul 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Chengdu Open 2016 · 1 May 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Chengdu Open 2015 · 2 May 2015 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Bo Wang (王擘) — met in 74 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
- Jibo Zhao (赵吉波) — met in 68 rounds, finished ahead 44 times
- Yujie Rao (饶喻杰) — met in 54 rounds, finished ahead 36 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.05 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.61 away.
Targets move as he improves.