People · China
Ziqi Xu (徐子奇)
3×3 · top 8.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2016 · 2016XUZI01
Ziqi Xu (徐子奇) has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.21, set at Dalian Open 2024, puts him in the top 8.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,161st in China. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since April 2016, he has put 35 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 31.86 in April 2016 to 10.21, a 68% improvement. Ziqi 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 | 10.21 | 12.52 | top 8.1% | 3,161 / 28,153 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:39.08 | — | early days — 2 solves | 654 / 1,183 | |
| 2×2 | 6.86 | 7.99 | top 59.3% | 9,996 / 15,796 |
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
- 3 Dec 2017First sub-30 3×3: 13.44 at Dalian Winter 2017.
- 3 Dec 2017First sub-20 3×3: 13.44 at Dalian Winter 2017.
- 3 Dec 2017First sub-15 3×3: 13.44 at Dalian Winter 2017.
- 23 Apr 2016First competition: Shenyang Open 2016. A 35.36 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Dalian Open 2024 · 16 Sep 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Dalian Winter 2017 · 3 Dec 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Shenyang Open 2016 · 23 Apr 2016 — 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 8 rounds, never finished ahead
- Shuai Hu (胡帅) — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Yiming Liu (刘一鸣) — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.21 away.
- A sub-2:00 3×3 blindfolded single — 4,077 people have one; it is 39.08 away.
Targets move as he improves.