People · New Zealand
Yang Xu
3×3 · top 19.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since September 2018 · 2018XUYA04
Yang Xu has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 13.68, set at NZ North Island Championship 2023, puts him in the top 19.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 413th in New Zealand. Across 3 competitions since September 2018, he has put 64 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.53 in September 2018 to 13.68, a 33% improvement. Yang has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 13.68 | 14.73 | top 19.8% | 413 / 2,095 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.95 | 25.92 | top 28.6% | 156 / 600 | |
| 2×2 | 4.62 | 5.36 | top 34.5% | 602 / 1,615 | |
| 4×4 | 1:20.75 | 1:36.21 | top 56.5% | 385 / 722 | |
| Skewb | 10.47 | 15.61 | top 57.9% | 413 / 666 | |
| Pyraminx | 15.37 | 22.03 | top 83.1% | 992 / 1,141 |
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
- 27 Oct 2023Four personal bests in one day at NZ North Island Championship 2023.
- 14 Dec 2018First sub-20 3×3: 14.15 at New Zealand Nationals 2018.
- 14 Dec 2018First sub-15 3×3: 14.15 at New Zealand Nationals 2018.
- 1 Sep 2018First competition: Auckland Spring 2018. A 20.53 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- NZ North Island Championship 2023 · 27 Oct 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- New Zealand Nationals 2018 · 14 Dec 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Auckland Spring 2018 · 1 Sep 2018
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.
- Leo Qin — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Liam Wadek — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Brandon Harris — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.68 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 one-handed single — 15,081 people have one; it is 2.95 away.
Targets move as he improves.