People · China
Junyue Liu (刘俊越)
Square-1 · top 2.3% of 25,272 all-time · competing since August 2010 · 2010LIUJ04
Junyue Liu (刘俊越) has been competing for 16 years. His best event is the Square-1: a personal-best single of 7.46, set at Shenzhen Open 2019, puts him in the top 2.3% of the 25,272 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 32nd in China. Until November 2013, no official Square-1 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 25 competitions since August 2010, he has put 804 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 95% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.98 in August 2010 to 9.93, a 45% improvement. Junyue has entered 25 competitions, more competitions than 98% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Square-1 | 7.46 | 11.29 | top 2.3% | 32 / 1,362 | |
| 3×3 | 9.93 | 12.62 | top 7.3% | 2,833 / 28,153 | |
| 5×5 | 1:07.60 | 1:18.34 | top 10.0% | 490 / 2,816 | |
| 4×4 | 38.53 | 42.75 | top 10.4% | 1,097 / 5,926 | |
| 2×2 | 3.31 | 4.86 | top 17.9% | 2,901 / 15,796 | |
| 7×7 | 3:43.59 | 4:01.06 | top 24.7% | 494 / 1,261 | |
| Megaminx | 1:36.42 | 1:44.63 | top 32.3% | 961 / 1,678 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.16 | 31.79 | top 37.2% | 3,485 / 5,922 | |
| 6×6 | 3:18.75 | 3:24.14 | early days — 3 solves | 950 / 1,349 |
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 Aug 2017First sub-10 3×3: 9.93 at Hong Kong Open 2017.
- 29 Apr 2017Three personal bests in one day at Chengdu Open 2017.
- 18 Aug 2012Three personal bests in one day at Guangdong Open 2012.
- 31 Jul 2011Three personal bests in one day at Guangzhou Summer Vacation 2011.
- 16 Jul 2011Five personal bests in one day at Xiamen Open 2011.
- 1 May 2011First sub-15 3×3: 13.63 at Shenzhen University 2011.
Competitions
- Shenzhen Open 2019 · 21 Sep 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Shenzhen Cubing 10th Anniversary 2019 · 24 Aug 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Chengdu Open 2019 · 1 May 2019 — 1 personal best set
- GDSY Open 2019 · 23 Mar 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Shenzhen Open 2018 · 21 Jul 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Hong Kong Open 2017 · 26 Aug 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Shantou Open 2017 · 20 Aug 2017
- Chengdu Open 2017 · 29 Apr 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Shantou Open 2016 · 7 Aug 2016
- Chengdu Open 2016 · 1 May 2016 — 1 personal best set
- China Championship 2015 · 2 Oct 2015
- Shantou Open 2015 · 2 Aug 2015
- Shenzhen Open 2015 · 12 Jul 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Guangzhou Cube Splashing Day 2014 · 20 Apr 2014
- Guangdong Open 2013 · 1 Oct 2013
- Guangzhou CCSA Championship 2013 · 22 Jul 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Asian Championship 2012 · 5 Oct 2012 — 1 personal best set
- Guangdong Open 2012 · 18 Aug 2012 — 3 personal bests set
- Guiyang Open 2012 · 5 Aug 2012 — 2 personal bests set
- Shanghai Summer 2012 · 21 Jul 2012 — 2 personal bests set
- Guangzhou Summer Vacation 2011 · 31 Jul 2011 — 3 personal bests set
- Xiamen Open 2011 · 16 Jul 2011 — 5 personal bests set
- Shenzhen University 2011 · 1 May 2011 — 5 personal bests set
- Guangdong Open 2010 · 3 Oct 2010 — 7 personal bests set
- Shantou Open 2010 · 8 Aug 2010 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Weixing Zhang (张炜星) — met in 85 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Weifeng Cheng (程维锋) — met in 65 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Chan Tak Chuen (陳德泉) — met in 64 rounds, finished ahead 51 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 Square-1 single — 201 people have one; it is 1.46 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.93 away.
Targets move as he improves.