People · China
Jin Liao (廖劲)
3×3 · top 13.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2012 · 2012LIAO01
Jin Liao (廖劲) has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.88, set at Shantou Open 2014, puts him in the top 13.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 5,312th in China. Across 13 competitions since May 2012, he has put 178 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 68% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.21 in May 2012 to 11.88, a 49% improvement. Jin has entered 13 competitions, more competitions than 94% 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 | 11.88 | 14.32 | top 13.5% | 5,312 / 28,153 | |
| 4×4 | 44.96 | 53.69 | top 18.3% | 1,982 / 5,926 | |
| 5×5 | 1:41.17 | 1:47.77 | top 36.2% | 1,636 / 2,816 | |
| Skewb | 9.19 | 15.50 | top 49.7% | 2,827 / 5,004 | |
| 6×6 | 3:25.27 | 3:35.77 | early days — 3 solves | 985 / 1,349 | |
| 7×7 | 5:49.17 | 9:35.59 | top 65.0% | 1,057 / 1,261 | |
| 2×2 | 11.53 | 12.56 | top 83.1% | 13,307 / 15,796 | |
| Pyraminx | 22.90 | — | early days — 1 solve | 9,591 / 10,224 |
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
- 20 Apr 2014First sub-15 3×3: 12.66 at Guangzhou Cube Splashing Day 2014.
- 19 Jul 2013Three personal bests in one day at Shantou Open 2013.
- 26 May 2013First sub-20 3×3: 18.08 at Guangzhou SCAU Open 2013.
- 26 May 2013Three personal bests in one day at Guangzhou SCAU Open 2013.
- 20 May 2012First competition: Guangzhou SCUT 2012. A 23.21 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Shantou Open 2016 · 7 Aug 2016
- China Championship 2015 · 2 Oct 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Shantou Open 2015 · 2 Aug 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Guangzhou SYSU Open 2015 · 6 Jun 2015
- Guangzhou More Fun Site 2015 · 15 Mar 2015
- Guangdong Open 2014 · 1 Oct 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Shantou Open 2014 · 3 Aug 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Guangzhou Cube Splashing Day 2014 · 20 Apr 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Shantou Open 2013 · 19 Jul 2013 — 3 personal bests set
- Guangzhou SCAU Open 2013 · 26 May 2013 — 3 personal bests set
- Guangdong Open 2012 · 18 Aug 2012 — 2 personal bests set
- Guangzhou SCAU 2012 · 27 May 2012 — 1 personal best set
- Guangzhou SCUT 2012 · 20 May 2012
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.
- Weixing Zhang (张炜星) — met in 32 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jiacheng Peng (彭家诚) — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Xusheng Hong (洪旭升) — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.88 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,180 people have one; it is 4.96 away.
Targets move as he improves.