People · China
Yikang Xie (谢轶康)
3×3 blindfolded · top 20.4% of 12,178 all-time · competing since July 2016 · 2016XIEY03
Yikang Xie (谢轶康) has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3 blindfolded: a personal-best single of 1:22.23, set at Wuhan NxN Open 2017, puts him in the top 20.4% of the 12,178 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 279th in China. Across 12 competitions since July 2016, he has put 80 official solves on the record across 17 events. His 3×3 blindfolded best has come down from 3:33.05 in August 2016 to 1:22.23, a 61% improvement. Yikang has entered twelve 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:22.23 | 2:13.68 | top 20.4% | 279 / 1,183 | |
| 3×3 | 18.03 | 21.99 | top 34.2% | 12,252 / 28,153 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 5 of 5 cubes · 23:00 | — | early days — 2 solves | 100 / 278 | |
| Square-1 | 27.70 | 37.10 | top 45.0% | 773 / 1,362 | |
| 4×4 | 1:09.97 | 1:20.73 | top 46.8% | 4,325 / 5,926 | |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 8:29.26 | — | early days — 3 solves | 86 / 149 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 40 moves | 45.33 | top 48.3% | 560 / 1,058 | |
| Megaminx | 2:08.05 | 2:22.54 | top 50.1% | 1,306 / 1,678 | |
| 2×2 | 6.09 | 7.88 | top 51.8% | 8,814 / 15,796 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.44 | 16.07 | top 56.4% | 5,861 / 10,224 | |
| 5×5 | 2:17.84 | 2:27.65 | top 59.9% | 2,356 / 2,816 | |
| 7×7 | 5:34.89 | 6:07.31 | top 61.1% | 1,015 / 1,261 | |
| Skewb | 12.07 | 14.27 | top 66.3% | 3,543 / 5,004 | |
| 6×6 | 4:08.78 | 4:17.70 | early days — 3 solves | 1,170 / 1,349 | |
| Clock | 23.04 | 27.27 | top 72.6% | 1,551 / 1,843 | |
| 5×5 blindfolded | 24:54.00 | — | early days — 1 solve | 78 / 95 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 48.52 | 57.14 | top 75.4% | 5,544 / 5,922 |
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 blindfolded. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 17 Jun 2018First sub-20 3×3: 18.03 at Nanchang Dragon-boat Open 2018.
- 20 May 2017Three personal bests in one day at Wuhan NxN Open 2017.
- 10 Jul 2016First competition: Nanchang Open 2016. A 24.19 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Nanchang Dragon-boat Open 2018 · 17 Jun 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Wuhan NxN Open 2017 · 20 May 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Nanchang Spring 2017 · 15 Apr 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2017 · 2 Apr 2017 — 1 personal best set
- ZUA Open 2017 · 25 Mar 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Anhui University Smart Open 2017 · 11 Mar 2017
- Xi'an New Year 2017 · 2 Jan 2017
- FMC Asia 2016 · 10 Dec 2016
- Taiyuan Winter Open 2016 · 20 Nov 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Zibo Open 2016 · 6 Nov 2016
- Xi'an Open 2016 · 13 Aug 2016
- Nanchang Open 2016 · 10 Jul 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.
- Shenghai Fang (方胜海) — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead once
- Xin Shi (石欣) — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Zian Song (宋子安) — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-1:00 3×3 blindfolded single — 1,593 people have one; it is 22.23 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 3.03 away.
Targets move as he improves.