People · China
Zhongmu Xu (许中牧)
3×3 · top 5.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since June 2018 · 2018XUZH04
Zhongmu Xu (许中牧) has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.43, set at Dalian Open 2024, puts him in the top 5.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,285th in China. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 13 competitions since June 2018, he has put 160 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 51% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.00 in June 2018 to 9.43, a 41% improvement. Zhongmu has entered 13 competitions, more competitions than 94% 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 | 9.43 | 11.55 | top 5.9% | 2,285 / 28,153 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.40 | 27.97 | top 29.8% | 2,887 / 5,922 | |
| 2×2 | 4.74 | 5.37 | top 36.0% | 6,210 / 15,796 | |
| 4×4 | 1:05.18 | 1:08.32 | top 42.0% | 4,003 / 5,926 | |
| Pyraminx | 14.06 | 20.90 | top 78.1% | 7,742 / 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
- 16 Sep 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.43 at Dalian Open 2024.
- 4 Apr 2021Three personal bests in one day at Beijing Spring PM 2021.
- 30 Jun 2019First sub-15 3×3: 14.01 at Shenyang Open 2019.
- 30 Jun 2019Three personal bests in one day at Shenyang Open 2019.
- 18 Jun 2018First competition: Changchun Open 2018. A 19.17 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Shanghai Summer 2026 · 1 Aug 2026
- Shenyang Cubing League 3x3 IV 2026 · 8 Jul 2026
- Shenyang Cubing League 3x3 III 2026 · 1 Jul 2026
- Harbin Open 2025 · 20 Jul 2025
- Beijing Summer 2025 · 17 May 2025
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2025 · 4 Apr 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Harbin Open 2024 · 27 Oct 2024
- Dalian Open 2024 · 16 Sep 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Fushun Open 2024 · 28 Jan 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Beijing Spring PM 2021 · 4 Apr 2021 — 3 personal bests set
- Harbin Open 2019 · 22 Dec 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Shenyang Open 2019 · 30 Jun 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Changchun Open 2018 · 18 Jun 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.
- Sheng Cao (曹晟) — met in 26 rounds, never finished ahead
- Zhongao Yu (于中奥) — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead once
- Heyu Fu (付荷语) — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.43 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 one-handed single — 15,081 people have one; it is 3.40 away.
Targets move as he improves.