People · China
Yuxuan Zhai (翟宇轩)
Skewb · top 13.2% of 73,281 all-time · competing since April 2014 · 2014ZHAI01
Yuxuan Zhai (翟宇轩) has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 4.33, set at Chongqing Open 2014, puts him in the top 13.2% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 804th in China. Across 5 competitions since April 2014, he has put 198 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 97% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.53 in April 2014 to 11.94, a 23% improvement. Yuxuan has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 4.33 | 6.34 | top 13.2% | 804 / 5,004 | |
| 3×3 | 11.94 | 13.22 | top 13.7% | 5,396 / 28,153 | |
| 4×4 | 44.69 | 53.07 | top 17.9% | 1,943 / 5,926 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.33 | 8.67 | top 22.5% | 2,567 / 10,224 | |
| Clock | 9.58 | 11.40 | top 23.0% | 507 / 1,843 | |
| 2×2 | 3.78 | 4.71 | top 23.7% | 3,942 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.42 | 24.20 | top 24.4% | 2,410 / 5,922 | |
| 5×5 | 2:05.44 | 2:20.09 | top 52.7% | 2,171 / 2,816 | |
| 6×6 | 4:38.94 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,247 / 1,349 |
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
- 18 Oct 2014Seven personal bests in one day at Nanjing Autumn 2014.
- 9 Aug 2014Six personal bests in one day at Chongqing Open 2014.
- 13 Jul 2014Five personal bests in one day at Hefei Summer Open 2014.
- 12 Jul 2014First sub-15 3×3: 13.53 at Suzhou Open 2014.
- 7 Apr 2014First competition: Nanjing Spring 2014. A 15.81 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Nanjing Autumn 2014 · 18 Oct 2014 — 7 personal bests set
- Chongqing Open 2014 · 9 Aug 2014 — 6 personal bests set
- Hefei Summer Open 2014 · 13 Jul 2014 — 5 personal bests set
- Suzhou Open 2014 · 12 Jul 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Nanjing Spring 2014 · 7 Apr 2014 — 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.
- Chunyu Zhang (张春雨) — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Jinhao Zheng (郑金昊) — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Yinghao Wang (王鹰豪) — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-4 Skewb single — 7,977 people have one; it is 0.33 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.94 away.
Targets move as he improves.