People · China
Zhiyi Xu (许知一)
3×3 · top 7.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2023 · 2023XUZH04
Zhiyi Xu (许知一) has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.12, set at Chengdu Flash Cube Open 2023, puts him in the top 7.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,051st in China. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since October 2023, he has put 40 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. Zhiyi has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 10.12 | 11.86 | top 7.8% | 3,051 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 3.32 | 4.61 | top 18.0% | 2,923 / 15,796 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.22 | 13.69 | top 62.1% | 6,346 / 10,224 |
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 Oct 2023First competition: Chengdu Flash Cube Open 2023. A 10.12 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2024 · 5 Apr 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Chongqing Open 2023 · 18 Nov 2023
- Chengdu Flash Cube Open 2023 · 15 Oct 2023
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.
- Wanqi Sun (孙婉绮) — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead once
- Feilong Tang (唐飞龙) — met in 8 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jiazhou Li (李佳洲) — met in 8 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.12 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.32 away.
Targets move as he improves.