People · China
Ziyao Xu (徐子尧)
2×2 · top 6.3% of 186,767 all-time · competing since March 2023 · 2023XUZI02
Ziyao Xu (徐子尧) has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.21, set at Fires de Girona 2024, puts him in the top 6.3% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 895th in China. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since March 2023, he has put 153 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 8% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 2×2 best has come down from 3.00 in March 2023 to 2.21, a 26% improvement. Ziyao has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 2.21 | 3.26 | top 6.3% | 895 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 | 11.52 | 12.67 | top 12.2% | 4,822 / 28,153 | |
| Square-1 | 13.56 | 19.18 | top 13.1% | 193 / 1,362 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.05 | 7.83 | top 13.5% | 1,595 / 10,224 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.79 | 24.85 | top 19.9% | 1,994 / 5,922 | |
| Skewb | 5.59 | 7.24 | top 22.6% | 1,420 / 5,004 | |
| 4×4 | 54.53 | 1:00.77 | top 30.2% | 3,078 / 5,926 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 37 moves | 40.67 | 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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 3 Feb 2024Six personal bests in one day at Parets Open 2024.
- 18 Mar 2023First competition: Martorell Open 2023. A 14.48 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Fires de Girona 2024 · 1 Nov 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Parets Open 2024 · 3 Feb 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- Tarragona Side Events 2023 · 1 Jul 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Martorell Open 2023 · 18 Mar 2023
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.
- Oscar Sánchez Najarro — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Mauro Moisés Ortega López — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Arnau Tous Mateu — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.21 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.52 away.
Targets move as he improves.