People · China
Gang Liu (刘刚)
3×3 · top 39.2% of 288,433 all-time · competing since November 2008 · 2008LIUG02
Gang Liu (刘刚) has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 19.69, set at Changchun Open 2010, puts him in the top 39.2% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 13,768th in China. Across 4 competitions since November 2008, he has put 25 official solves on the record across one event. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 27.61 in November 2008 to 19.69, a 29% improvement. Gang 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 | 19.69 | 22.55 | top 39.2% | 13,768 / 28,499 |
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
- 2 Jan 2010First sub-20 3×3: 19.69 at Changchun Open 2010.
- 2 Nov 2008First competition: Beijing Fall Open 2008. A 27.61 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Changchun Open 2010 · 2 Jan 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Beijing Metropolis Open 2009 · 2 May 2009 — 1 personal best set
- Beijing Spring Open 2009 · 21 Feb 2009 — 1 personal best set
- Beijing Fall Open 2008 · 2 Nov 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.
- Shenjia Zhang (张砷镓) — met in 5 rounds, never finished ahead
- Haiyan Zhuang (庄海燕) — met in 4 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Liping Shang (商立平) — met in 4 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 70,740 people have one; it is 4.69 away.
Targets move as he improves.