People · New Zealand
Zhaohan Xiong
3×3 · top 6.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2010 · 2010XION01
Zhaohan Xiong has been competing for 16 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.53, set at Auckland Winter Open 2011, puts him in the top 6.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 139th in New Zealand. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since July 2010, he has put 189 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 56% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.59 in July 2010 to 9.53, a 24% improvement. Zhaohan has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 9.53 | 11.68 | top 6.2% | 139 / 2,095 | |
| 2×2 | 2.38 | 2.90 | top 7.8% | 167 / 1,615 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.11 | 18.12 | top 10.5% | 69 / 600 | |
| 4×4 | 1:03.16 | 1:17.73 | top 39.8% | 255 / 722 | |
| Square-1 | 37.61 | 44.68 | top 62.2% | 172 / 251 |
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
- 16 Jul 2011First sub-10 3×3: 9.53 at Auckland Winter Open 2011.
- 16 Jul 2011Three personal bests in one day at Auckland Winter Open 2011.
- 25 Sep 2010Six personal bests in one day at Waikato Spring Open 2010.
- 10 Jul 2010First competition: New Zealand Championships 2010. A 15.25 3×3 single to start from.
- 10 Jul 2010First sub-15 3×3: 12.59 at New Zealand Championships 2010.
- 10 Jul 2010Three personal bests in one day at New Zealand Championships 2010.
Competitions
- NxNZ Open 2018 · 27 Jan 2018
- Hamilton Spring 2014 · 5 Oct 2014
- Auckland Winter Open 2011 · 16 Jul 2011 — 3 personal bests set
- Waikato Summer Open 2011 · 5 Feb 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- Waikato Spring Open 2010 · 25 Sep 2010 — 6 personal bests set
- New Zealand Championships 2010 · 10 Jul 2010 — 3 personal bests 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.
- David Lim — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead 36 times
- Angelu Cayanan — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 22 times
- Dene Beardsley — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.53 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.38 away.
Targets move as he improves.