People · China
Zheng Xu (许峥)
3×3 · top 10.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2018 · 2018XUZH09
Zheng Xu (许峥) has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.03, set at Hangzhou Open 2019, puts him in the top 10.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,132nd in China. Across 7 competitions since November 2018, he has put 159 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 98% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.93 in November 2018 to 11.03, a 21% improvement. Zheng has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% 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 | 11.03 | 13.01 | top 10.6% | 4,132 / 28,153 | |
| 4×4 | 42.88 | 48.05 | top 15.6% | 1,691 / 5,926 | |
| 2×2 | 3.56 | 5.48 | top 20.9% | 3,438 / 15,796 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.19 | 8.07 | top 21.4% | 2,447 / 10,224 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.62 | 22.33 | top 22.2% | 2,212 / 5,922 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:43.82 | — | top 28.0% | 384 / 1,183 | |
| Skewb | 6.91 | 8.43 | top 33.0% | 2,017 / 5,004 |
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
- 21 Dec 2019Three personal bests in one day at Shaoxing Open 2019.
- 18 May 2019Four personal bests in one day at Hangzhou Open 2019.
- 10 Nov 2018First competition: Hangzhou Open 2018. A 14.28 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Shaoxing Open 2019 · 21 Dec 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Hangzhou Autumn 2019 · 9 Nov 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Taizhou Open 2019 · 3 Aug 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Huzhou Open 2019 · 13 Jul 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Hangzhou Open 2019 · 18 May 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Fuzhou Spring 2019 · 24 Mar 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Hangzhou Open 2018 · 10 Nov 2018 — 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.
- Zhiyuan Ma (马之元) — met in 32 rounds, never finished ahead
- Yifan Wang (王逸帆) — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Lei Liu (刘磊) — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.03 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,180 people have one; it is 2.88 away.
Targets move as he improves.