People · China
Zihang Xu (徐梓航)
3×3 · top 74.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2013 · 2013XUZI01
Zihang Xu (徐梓航) has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 38.30, set at Longyan Open 2018, puts him in the top 74.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 21,783rd in China. Across 7 competitions since December 2013, he has put 86 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 1:37.16 in December 2013 to 38.30, a 61% improvement. Zihang 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 | 38.30 | 45.56 | top 74.8% | 21,783 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 9.85 | 15.05 | top 77.4% | 12,528 / 15,796 | |
| Pyraminx | 16.38 | 18.12 | top 86.2% | 8,500 / 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
- 5 Aug 2018Three personal bests in one day at Longyan Open 2018.
- 5 Jun 2016Three personal bests in one day at Fuzhou Open 2016.
- 24 May 2015First sub-60 3×3: 57.07 at Fuzhou Open 2015.
- 15 Dec 2013First competition: Fuzhou Open 2013. A 1:37.16 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Longyan Open 2018 · 5 Aug 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Fuzhou Open 2017 · 28 May 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Fuzhou Open 2016 · 5 Jun 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Fuzhou Open 2015 · 24 May 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Cross-strait Cubing Exchange 2014 · 9 Aug 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Fuzhou Open 2014 · 11 May 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Fuzhou Open 2013 · 15 Dec 2013
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.
- Chengzhang Lin (林成璋) — met in 16 rounds, never finished ahead
- Xuan Gong (龚轩) — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
- Zheng Lin (林铮) — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-30 3×3 single — 177,856 people have one; it is 8.30 away.
- A sub-8 2×2 single — 126,624 people have one; it is 1.85 away.
Targets move as he improves.