People · China
Zhijian Xi (席郅鉴)
4×4 · top 39.2% of 85,040 all-time · competing since June 2022 · 2022XIZH01
Zhijian Xi (席郅鉴) has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 4×4: a personal-best single of 1:02.44, set at Belfast Summer 2024, puts him in the top 39.2% of the 85,040 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,859th in China. Across 4 competitions since June 2022, he has put 70 official solves on the record across twelve events. His 3×3 best has come down from 34.57 in June 2022 to 21.57, a 38% improvement. Zhijian has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4×4 | 1:02.44 | 1:14.95 | top 39.2% | 3,859 / 5,999 | |
| Skewb | 8.34 | 14.64 | top 44.0% | 2,593 / 5,030 | |
| 3×3 | 21.57 | 23.12 | top 44.4% | 15,039 / 28,499 | |
| Clock | 15.51 | 18.88 | top 50.0% | 1,196 / 1,887 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.39 | 16.55 | top 56.0% | 5,865 / 10,269 | |
| 5×5 | 2:24.19 | 2:33.26 | top 63.2% | 2,479 / 2,857 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 45 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 787 / 1,071 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:58.80 | — | early days — 1 solve | 935 / 1,184 | |
| Square-1 | 44.56 | — | top 70.6% | 1,166 / 1,373 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 2 of 2 cubes · 17:37 | — | early days — 2 solves | 197 / 279 | |
| 2×2 | 9.52 | 14.03 | top 75.9% | 12,449 / 15,939 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:12.20 | — | early days — 1 solve | 5,929 / 5,994 |
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
- 15 Jun 2024Three personal bests in one day at Belfast Summer 2024.
- 20 Aug 2022First sub-30 3×3: 26.16 at Lincoln Summer 2022.
- 20 Aug 2022Five personal bests in one day at Lincoln Summer 2022.
- 25 Jun 2022First competition: Cheltenham Summer 2022. A 34.57 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Belfast Summer 2024 · 15 Jun 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Lincoln Summer 2022 · 20 Aug 2022 — 5 personal bests set
- Manchester Summer - British Blind Off 2022 · 6 Aug 2022
- Cheltenham Summer 2022 · 25 Jun 2022
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.
- Eleanor Sinnott — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Fabio Schwandt — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
- Charlie Stark — met in 21 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-1:00 4×4 single — 31,087 people have one; it is 2.44 away.
- A sub-8 Skewb single — 30,669 people have one; it is 0.34 away.
Targets move as he improves.