People · China
Che Liu (刘澈)
3×3 · top 3.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2018 · 2018LIUC12
Che Liu (刘澈) has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.56, set at Linfen Open 2019, puts him in the top 3.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,460th in China. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since July 2018, he has put 97 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 10.52 in July 2018 to 8.56, a 19% improvement. Che 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.56 | 11.45 | top 3.9% | 1,460 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 3.13 | 4.07 | top 15.8% | 2,521 / 15,796 | |
| 4×4 | 47.17 | 51.01 | top 21.0% | 2,265 / 5,926 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.78 | — | early days — 3 solves | 3,605 / 5,922 |
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
- 7 Jul 2019Three personal bests in one day at Linfen Open 2019.
- 16 Dec 2018First sub-10 3×3: 9.80 at Shijiazhuang Winter 2018.
- 16 Dec 2018Three personal bests in one day at Shijiazhuang Winter 2018.
- 29 Jul 2018First competition: Beijing Summer 2018. A 10.52 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- China Championship 2019 · 26 Jul 2019
- Linfen Open 2019 · 7 Jul 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Shijiazhuang Winter 2018 · 16 Dec 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Beijing Summer 2018 · 29 Jul 2018
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.
- Lijiaqi Zhang (张李佳琦) — met in 16 rounds, never finished ahead
- Hang Li (李航) — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Mingxuan Li (李明轩) — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.56 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.13 away.
Targets move as he improves.