People · New Zealand
Xuzhi Zhang
3×3 · top 7.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2016 · 2016ZHAX09
Xuzhi Zhang has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.90, set at Michigan Cubing Club Beta 2019, puts him in the top 7.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 160th in New Zealand. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since November 2016, he has put 197 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 50% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.40 in November 2016 to 9.90, a 20% improvement. Xuzhi has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.90 | 13.70 | top 7.2% | 160 / 2,095 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.26 | 24.57 | top 10.8% | 76 / 600 | |
| 4×4 | 53.70 | 1:06.95 | top 29.2% | 189 / 722 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 35 moves | 48.00 | top 30.0% | 48 / 111 | |
| 5×5 | 1:37.85 | 1:51.70 | top 33.7% | 118 / 355 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:20.22 | — | early days — 1 solve | 56 / 86 | |
| 6×6 | 3:21.11 | 3:33.38 | top 51.1% | 88 / 149 | |
| 7×7 | 5:05.43 | 5:30.80 | top 52.2% | 79 / 126 |
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 Apr 2019First sub-10 3×3: 9.90 at Michigan Cubing Club Beta 2019.
- 5 Nov 2016First competition: Michigan Cubing Club Gamma 2016. A 15.43 3×3 single to start from.
- 5 Nov 2016First sub-15 3×3: 12.40 at Michigan Cubing Club Gamma 2016.
Competitions
- Michigan 2019 · 9 Aug 2019
- Michigan Cubing Club Beta 2019 · 14 Apr 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Michigan Cubing Club Alpha 2019 · 20 Jan 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Michigan Cubing Club Delta 2018 · 10 Nov 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Michigan Cubing Club Alpha 2018 · 13 Jan 2018
- Michigan Cubing Club Delta 2017 · 14 Oct 2017
- Michigan Cubing Club Gamma 2017 · 25 Jun 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Michigan Cubing Club Beta 2017 · 18 Mar 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Michigan Cubing Club Alpha 2017 · 21 Jan 2017 — 1 personal best set
- FMC USA 2016 · 6 Nov 2016
- Michigan Cubing Club Gamma 2016 · 5 Nov 2016 — 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.
- James Hildreth — met in 50 rounds, never finished ahead
- Stanley Chapel — met in 48 rounds, never finished ahead
- Mark Boyanowski — met in 47 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.90 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 5,987 people have one; it is 1.26 away.
Targets move as he improves.