People · China
Hu Liu (刘虎)
3×3 · top 10.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2012 · 2012LIUH01
Hu Liu (刘虎) has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.92, set at Kunming Open 2019, puts him in the top 10.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,002nd in China. Across 11 competitions since August 2012, he has put 261 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 64% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. Hu has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% 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 | 10.92 | 12.75 | top 10.2% | 4,002 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 2.68 | 4.83 | top 10.7% | 1,634 / 15,796 | |
| 4×4 | 39.48 | 44.58 | top 11.5% | 1,222 / 5,926 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:09.16 | 3:13.90 | top 36.4% | 532 / 1,183 | |
| 5×5 | 1:41.49 | 1:47.70 | top 36.5% | 1,650 / 2,816 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 28.34 | 32.60 | top 42.7% | 3,876 / 5,922 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.63 | 12.47 | top 50.1% | 5,272 / 10,224 | |
| Skewb | 26.39 | 28.39 | top 95.6% | 4,750 / 5,004 |
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
- 26 May 2019Three personal bests in one day at Kunming Open 2019.
- 30 Dec 2017Three personal bests in one day at Chongqing Open 2017.
- 2 Apr 2017Three personal bests in one day at Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2017.
- 5 Aug 2012First competition: Guiyang Open 2012. A 19.00 3×3 single to start from.
- 5 Aug 2012First sub-15 3×3: 11.91 at Guiyang Open 2012.
Competitions
- Shenzhen Nanshan Afternoon 2021 · 28 Mar 2021
- Urumqi Open 2019 · 17 Aug 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Kunming Open 2019 · 26 May 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Chongqing Open 2018 · 8 Dec 2018
- China Championship 2018 · 2 Oct 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- WCA Asian Championship 2018 · 17 Aug 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Chongqing Open 2017 · 30 Dec 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Yangzhou Open 2017 · 20 Aug 2017
- Chengdu Open 2017 · 29 Apr 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2017 · 2 Apr 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Guiyang Open 2012 · 5 Aug 2012 — 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.
- Yunqi Ouyang (欧阳韵奇) — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead once
- Jiazhou Li (李佳洲) — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Baiqiang Dong (董百强) — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.92 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.68 away.
Targets move as he improves.