People · China
Zixi Yan (严子希)
3×3 · top 2.8% of 288,433 all-time · competing since July 2012 · 2012YANZ02
Zixi Yan (严子希) has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.01, set at Dalian Open 2018, puts him in the top 2.8% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,041st in China. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since July 2012, he has put 312 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 83% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.33 in July 2012 to 8.01, a 35% improvement. Zixi has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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 | 8.01 | 9.29 | top 2.8% | 1,041 / 28,499 | |
| 4×4 | 31.64 | 33.96 | top 4.0% | 395 / 5,999 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 14.31 | 17.46 | top 6.8% | 669 / 5,994 | |
| 5×5 | 1:02.16 | 1:07.96 | top 6.8% | 331 / 2,857 | |
| 2×2 | 2.36 | 3.81 | top 7.6% | 1,111 / 15,939 | |
| 7×7 | 2:58.61 | 3:01.28 | top 10.2% | 214 / 1,274 | |
| 6×6 | 2:12.35 | 2:19.19 | top 16.6% | 378 / 1,363 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.25 | 9.09 | top 29.9% | 3,339 / 10,269 | |
| Megaminx | 1:43.09 | 1:59.52 | top 36.6% | 1,094 / 1,693 |
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
- 17 Dec 2017Four personal bests in one day at Heilongjiang Colleges Open 2017.
- 11 Dec 2016Four personal bests in one day at Shenyang Winter 2016.
- 9 Aug 2014First sub-10 3×3: 8.75 at Chongqing Open 2014.
- 9 Aug 2014Seven personal bests in one day at Chongqing Open 2014.
- 29 Jul 2012First competition: Qingdao Open 2012. A 12.33 3×3 single to start from.
- 29 Jul 2012Four personal bests in one day at Qingdao Open 2012.
Competitions
- NEU Open 2019 · 15 Dec 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Linfen Open 2018 · 8 Jul 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Dalian Open 2018 · 27 May 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Heilongjiang Colleges Open 2017 · 17 Dec 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Dalian Winter 2017 · 3 Dec 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Shenyang Winter 2016 · 11 Dec 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Chongqing Open 2014 · 9 Aug 2014 — 7 personal bests set
- Qingdao Open 2012 · 29 Jul 2012 — 4 personal bests 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 35 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Chunyu Zhang (张春雨) — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 20 times
- Chunxiao Li (李春啸) — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 19 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.01 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,465 people have one; it is 1.64 away.
Targets move as he improves.