People · Germany
Alex Liu
2×2 · top 7.1% of 189,179 all-time · competing since March 2024 · 2024LIUA01
Alex Liu has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.30, set at Prague June 2024, puts him in the top 7.1% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 288th in Germany. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 2 competitions since March 2024, he has put 61 official solves on the record across six events. His 2×2 best has come down from 3.26 in March 2024 to 2.30, a 29% improvement. Alex has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Germany | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.30 | 4.33 | top 7.1% | 288 / 2,931 | |
| 3×3 | 11.63 | 12.76 | top 12.7% | 636 / 4,182 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.75 | 11.33 | top 25.8% | 651 / 2,020 | |
| Skewb | 8.99 | 11.92 | top 48.4% | 647 / 1,192 | |
| Megaminx | 2:38.63 | — | early days — 1 solve | 487 / 798 | |
| 4×4 | 2:00.21 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,589 / 1,966 |
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
- 8 Jun 2024Three personal bests in one day at Prague June 2024.
- 9 Mar 2024First competition: Franconia First Timers 2024. A 13.73 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Prague June 2024 · 8 Jun 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Franconia First Timers 2024 · 9 Mar 2024 — 2 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.
- Noah Kraft — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
- Michal Černý — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Martin Škrle — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.30 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 1.63 away.
Targets move as he improves.