People · United States
Alexander Z. Liu
3×3 · top 18.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since June 2022 · 2022LIUA03
Alexander Z. Liu has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 13.25, set at Indiana Championship 2024, puts him in the top 18.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 9,809th in the United States. Across 3 competitions since June 2022, he has put 61 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.85 in June 2022 to 13.25, a 16% improvement. Alexander 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 13.25 | 16.60 | top 18.3% | 9,809 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 4.18 | 5.79 | top 28.8% | 11,427 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 32.91 | 59.00 | top 53.2% | 7,354 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 1:31.19 | 1:48.20 | top 64.5% | 11,323 / 19,072 |
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
- 22 Nov 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.20 at Indiana Championship 2024.
- 11 Jun 2022First competition: Bluegrass Spring 2022. A 15.85 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Indiana Championship 2024 · 22 Nov 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Countless Cubes Chicagoland B 2024 · 5 May 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Bluegrass Spring 2022 · 11 Jun 2022
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.
- Mason Langenderfer — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
- Garrett Hadaway — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
- Luke Garrett — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.25 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.18 away.
Targets move as he improves.