People · China
Zixiong Gao (高子雄)
2×2 · top 1.6% of 186,767 all-time · competing since July 2013 · 2013GAOZ01
Zixiong Gao (高子雄) has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.38, set at Zhongshan Open 2017, puts him in the top 1.6% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 193rd in China. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 21 competitions since July 2013, he has put 403 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 70% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.11 in July 2013 to 8.98, a 44% improvement. Zixiong has entered 21 competitions, more competitions than 97% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.38 | 3.59 | top 1.6% | 193 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 | 8.98 | 10.84 | top 4.8% | 1,836 / 28,153 | |
| 5×5 | 1:02.49 | 1:13.93 | top 6.9% | 327 / 2,816 | |
| 4×4 | 40.00 | 43.19 | top 12.1% | 1,306 / 5,926 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.00 | 21.91 | top 12.6% | 1,232 / 5,922 | |
| 7×7 | 4:04.51 | 4:11.51 | top 32.4% | 631 / 1,261 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 37 moves | 42.67 | early days — 3 solves | 409 / 1,058 |
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
- 1 Oct 2016Four personal bests in one day at Asian Championship 2016.
- 2 Jan 2016First sub-10 3×3: 9.38 at Shenzhen New Year 2016.
- 2 Oct 2015Three personal bests in one day at China Championship 2015.
- 12 Jul 2015First sub-15 3×3: 12.42 at Shenzhen Open 2015.
- 22 Jul 2013First competition: Guangzhou CCSA Championship 2013. A 16.11 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Shenzhen Open 2018 · 21 Jul 2018
- Huizhou Open 2018 · 1 Jul 2018
- Big 'n Blind 2017 · 10 Dec 2017
- FMC Asia 2017 · 9 Dec 2017
- Zhongshan Open 2017 · 4 Nov 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- China's 10th Anniversary Championship 2017 · 1 Oct 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Shantou Open 2017 · 20 Aug 2017
- Zhuhai Open 2017 · 29 May 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Changsha Xiangmo 2017 · 6 May 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Guangzhou SCUT 2017 · 22 Apr 2017 — 1 personal best set
- GDSY Open 2017 · 26 Mar 2017
- Hong Kong Cube Day 2017 · 25 Feb 2017
- Shenzhen New Year 2017 · 1 Jan 2017
- Big 'n Blind 2016 · 11 Dec 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Asian Championship 2016 · 1 Oct 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Cross-strait Cubing Exchange 2016 · 13 Aug 2016
- Shenzhen New Year 2016 · 2 Jan 2016 — 1 personal best set
- China Championship 2015 · 2 Oct 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Shantou Open 2015 · 2 Aug 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Shenzhen Open 2015 · 12 Jul 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Guangzhou CCSA Championship 2013 · 22 Jul 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.
- Ming Zheng (郑鸣) — met in 61 rounds, finished ahead 54 times
- Kailong Li (李开隆) — met in 60 rounds, never finished ahead
- Weixing Zhang (张炜星) — met in 55 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.38 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.98 away.
Targets move as he improves.