People · China
Zhantong Xia (夏占通)
3×3 · top 6.7% of 288,433 all-time · competing since October 2016 · 2016XIAZ03
Zhantong Xia (夏占通) has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.70, set at Qinhuangdao Winter 2018, puts him in the top 6.7% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,640th in China. Until November 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since October 2016, he has put 269 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 72% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.81 in October 2016 to 9.70, a 24% improvement. Zhantong has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% 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 | 9.70 | 11.16 | top 6.7% | 2,640 / 28,499 | |
| 4×4 | 39.95 | 47.14 | top 12.2% | 1,325 / 5,999 | |
| Skewb | 4.29 | 7.53 | top 13.0% | 803 / 5,030 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.54 | 20.98 | top 16.6% | 1,668 / 5,994 | |
| 5×5 | 1:18.46 | 1:27.07 | top 18.0% | 886 / 2,857 | |
| 2×2 | 3.42 | 4.62 | top 19.3% | 3,194 / 15,939 | |
| 6×6 | 2:42.29 | 3:00.49 | top 32.0% | 695 / 1,363 | |
| 7×7 | 4:06.78 | 4:11.83 | top 33.4% | 657 / 1,274 | |
| Megaminx | 1:38.29 | 1:50.14 | top 33.6% | 1,017 / 1,693 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.79 | 12.49 | top 34.5% | 3,816 / 10,269 |
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
- 2 Dec 2018Three personal bests in one day at Qinhuangdao Winter 2018.
- 22 Apr 2018First sub-10 3×3: 9.95 at Qinhuangdao Open 2018.
- 28 Jul 2017Three personal bests in one day at China Championship 2017.
- 1 Oct 2016First competition: Asian Championship 2016. A 12.81 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Shijiazhuang Open 2019 · 30 Jun 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Shijiazhuang Winter 2018 · 16 Dec 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Qinhuangdao Winter 2018 · 2 Dec 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Tianjin Summer Open 2018 · 24 Jun 2018
- Shijiazhuang Open 2018 · 10 Jun 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Beijing Open 2018 · 30 Apr 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Qinhuangdao Open 2018 · 22 Apr 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Shijiazhuang Open 2017 · 26 Nov 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- China Championship 2017 · 28 Jul 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Asian Championship 2016 · 1 Oct 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.
- Zongyang Li (李宗阳) — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Sheng Cao (曹晟) — met in 39 rounds, never finished ahead
- Hang Li (李航) — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.70 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,465 people have one; it is 9.95 away.
Targets move as he improves.