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Eric Liou

3×3 · top 72.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2004 · 2004LIOU01

Eric Liou has been competing for 23 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 36.23, set at Caltech Spring competition 2004, puts him in the top 72.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 43,811th in the United States. Across 2 competitions since January 2004, he has put 12 official solves on the record across two events. His 3×3 best has come down from 53.45 in January 2004 to 36.23, a 32% improvement. Eric has entered two competitions.

3×3
best event — top 72.2% of 284,439 all-time
36.23
signature single · Caltech Spring competition 2004
12
official solves on the record

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingUnited States
3×336.23
top 72.2%43,811 / 59,724
3×3 one-handed1:51.462:12.14
early days — 3 solves15,256 / 15,683

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

Caltech Winter competition 2004: 53.45Caltech Spring competition 2004: 36.2336.2353.4524 Jan 20043 Apr 2004

Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

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.

  • Frank Chang — met in 4 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
  • Leyan Lo — met in 4 rounds, finished ahead twice
  • Eric Kwak — met in 4 rounds, finished ahead once

Next targets

  • A sub-30 3×3 single — 177,856 people have one; it is 6.23 away.
  • A sub-1:30 3×3 one-handed single — 69,906 people have one; it is 21.46 away.

Targets move as he improves.