People · China
Baian Liu
2×2 · top 5.6% of 189,179 all-time · competing since May 2008 · 2008LIUB01
Baian Liu has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.11, set at River Hill Fall 2010, puts him in the top 5.6% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 785th in China. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since May 2008, he has put 253 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 76% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 25.80 in May 2008 to 14.00, a 46% improvement. Baian has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% 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 | 2.11 | 3.77 | top 5.6% | 785 / 15,939 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.91 | 7.87 | top 12.6% | 1,537 / 10,269 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.71 | 36.34 | top 19.8% | 2,013 / 5,994 | |
| 3×3 | 14.00 | 16.10 | top 21.0% | 8,271 / 28,499 | |
| Clock | 9.97 | 12.11 | top 24.8% | 584 / 1,887 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 34 moves | — | top 26.9% | 294 / 1,071 | |
| 4×4 | 57.06 | 1:10.28 | top 33.3% | 3,370 / 5,999 | |
| 5×5 | 2:40.16 | — | top 70.6% | 2,615 / 2,857 | |
| Square-1 | 1:01.81 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,304 / 1,373 |
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
- 11 Dec 2010Four personal bests in one day at River Hill Fall 2010.
- 13 Jun 2010Four personal bests in one day at Washington DC Spring 2010.
- 18 Apr 2010Four personal bests in one day at Baltimore Spring competition 2010.
- 30 Jan 2010First sub-20 3×3: 14.52 at Washington DC Open 2010.
- 30 Jan 2010First sub-15 3×3: 14.52 at Washington DC Open 2010.
- 29 Nov 2008Four personal bests in one day at Virginia Open 2008.
Competitions
- SSL 2 Stockholm 2017 · 8 Apr 2017
- FMC Europe 2017 · 1 Apr 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Washington DC Winter 2011 · 19 Feb 2011 — 1 personal best set
- River Hill Fall 2010 · 11 Dec 2010 — 4 personal bests set
- Virginia Open 2010 · 16 Oct 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Washington DC Spring 2010 · 13 Jun 2010 — 4 personal bests set
- Baltimore Spring competition 2010 · 18 Apr 2010 — 4 personal bests set
- Washington DC Open 2010 · 30 Jan 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Virginia Open 2008 · 29 Nov 2008 — 4 personal bests set
- Washington DC Open 2008 · 17 May 2008
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.
- Bob Burton — met in 51 rounds, finished ahead 30 times
- Kevin Zhou — met in 45 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Evan Liu — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead 28 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.11 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 10,050 people have one; it is 0.91 away.
Targets move as he improves.