People · China
Yan Xu (徐言)
3×3 · top 11.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2016 · 2016XUYA01
Yan Xu (徐言) has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.25, set at Guangdong Open 2021, puts him in the top 11.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,423rd in China. Across 2 competitions since January 2016, he has put 45 official solves on the record across four events. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.68 in January 2016 to 11.25, an 11% improvement. Yan has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 11.25 | 13.98 | top 11.3% | 4,423 / 28,153 | |
| 5×5 | 1:27.35 | 1:31.81 | top 25.2% | 1,169 / 2,816 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.30 | 23.58 | top 26.9% | 2,641 / 5,922 | |
| 2×2 | 5.05 | 5.48 | top 40.0% | 6,895 / 15,796 |
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
- 1 May 2021Three personal bests in one day at Guangdong Open 2021.
- 2 Jan 2016First competition: Shenzhen New Year 2016. A 14.13 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Guangdong Open 2021 · 1 May 2021 — 3 personal bests set
- Shenzhen New Year 2016 · 2 Jan 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.
- Yu Wang (王煜) — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Yue Shen (申粤) — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Kailong Li (李开隆) — met in 8 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.25 away.
- A sub-1:00 5×5 single — 2,252 people have one; it is 27.35 away.
Targets move as he improves.