People · United States
Joseph Liao
3×3 · top 34.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2004 · 2004LIAO01
Joseph Liao has been competing for 22 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 18.06, set at Caltech Spring competition 2005, puts him in the top 34.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 19,109th in the United States. Across 5 competitions since April 2004, he has put 63 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 43.53 in April 2004 to 18.06, a 59% improvement. Joseph has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 18.06 | 21.83 | top 34.3% | 19,109 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 34.28 | 1:36.85 | top 55.9% | 7,758 / 15,683 | |
| 2×2 | 8.26 | 9.17 | top 69.5% | 28,720 / 40,951 |
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
- 16 Apr 2005First sub-20 3×3: 18.06 at Caltech Spring competition 2005.
- 10 Jul 2004First sub-30 3×3: 29.85 at US Nationals 2004.
- 3 Apr 2004First competition: Caltech Spring competition 2004. A 43.53 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Caltech Spring competition 2006 · 15 Apr 2006 — 1 personal best set
- Caltech Spring competition 2005 · 16 Apr 2005 — 2 personal bests set
- Caltech Fall competition 2004 · 16 Oct 2004 — 1 personal best set
- US Nationals 2004 · 10 Jul 2004 — 2 personal bests set
- Caltech Spring competition 2004 · 3 Apr 2004
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.
- Shotaro Makisumi (牧角章太郎) — met in 16 rounds, never finished ahead
- Frank Chang — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Leyan Lo — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 3.06 away.
- A sub-30 3×3 one-handed single — 34,382 people have one; it is 4.28 away.
Targets move as he improves.