People · China
Chuokai Liu (刘逴锴)
3×3 · top 5.9% of 288,433 all-time · competing since November 2019 · 2019LIUC14
Chuokai Liu (刘逴锴) has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.40, set at Bay Area Speedcubin' 22 2019, puts him in the top 5.9% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,301st in China. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since November 2019, he has put 75 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 19% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 10.65 in November 2019 to 9.40, a 12% improvement. Chuokai 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 | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.40 | 14.31 | top 5.9% | 2,301 / 28,499 | |
| Megaminx | 1:20.61 | 1:29.89 | top 22.3% | 685 / 1,693 | |
| 4×4 | 49.02 | 56.06 | top 23.6% | 2,552 / 5,999 | |
| Skewb | 5.94 | 8.86 | top 25.4% | 1,582 / 5,030 | |
| 2×2 | 5.21 | 6.78 | top 42.0% | 7,323 / 15,939 | |
| 5×5 | 1:50.25 | 1:58.15 | top 42.8% | 1,926 / 2,857 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.97 | 11.29 | top 52.8% | 5,562 / 10,269 |
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
- 21 Dec 2019First sub-10 3×3: 9.40 at Bay Area Speedcubin' 22 2019.
- 10 Nov 2019First competition: Berkeley Fall 2019. A 12.25 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 24 2020 · 15 Feb 2020 — 1 personal best set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 22 2019 · 21 Dec 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Berkeley Fall 2019 · 10 Nov 2019 — 1 personal best 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.
- Otis Tripp Wisehaupt — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Varun Mohanraj — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead once
- Jason Ostdiek — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.40 away.
- A sub-1:00 Megaminx single — 3,558 people have one; it is 20.61 away.
Targets move as he improves.