People · China
Guoliang Liu (刘国亮)
3×3 · top 33.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2007 · 2007GUOL01
Guoliang Liu (刘国亮) has been competing for 19 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 17.72, set at Harbin Open 2009, puts him in the top 33.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 11,992nd in China. Across 3 competitions since December 2007, he has put 54 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.38 in December 2007 to 17.72, a 17% improvement. Guoliang 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 | 17.72 | 19.76 | top 33.2% | 11,992 / 28,153 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 34.46 | 41.42 | top 56.3% | 4,673 / 5,922 | |
| 2×2 | 8.46 | 9.81 | top 70.6% | 11,574 / 15,796 | |
| Square-1 | 1:21.96 | 1:32.41 | top 93.4% | 1,349 / 1,362 | |
| Megaminx | 5:31.55 | 6:12.54 | early days — 3 solves | 1,678 / 1,678 |
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
- 8 Nov 2009First sub-20 3×3: 17.72 at Harbin Open 2009.
- 8 Nov 2009Three personal bests in one day at Harbin Open 2009.
- 15 Dec 2007First competition: Beijing Open 2007. A 23.80 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Harbin Open 2009 · 8 Nov 2009 — 3 personal bests set
- Beijing Spring Open 2008 · 2 May 2008 — 1 personal best set
- Beijing Open 2007 · 15 Dec 2007 — 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.
- Luchen Zhang (张录辰) — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead once
- Ge Song (宋鸽) — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead once
- Timothy Sun — met in 7 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 2.72 away.
- A sub-30 3×3 one-handed single — 34,382 people have one; it is 4.46 away.
Targets move as he improves.