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Kevin Yinan Liu
2×2 · top 25.9% of 186,767 all-time · competing since November 2020 · 2020LIUK02
Kevin Yinan Liu has been competing for 6 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.95, set at WA State Championship 2021, puts him in the top 25.9% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,004th in Australia. Across 3 competitions since November 2020, he has put 72 official solves on the record across six events. His 2×2 best has come down from 9.38 in November 2020 to 3.95, a 58% improvement. Kevin 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 | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.95 | 5.31 | top 25.9% | 2,004 / 8,567 | |
| 3×3 | 18.44 | 21.42 | top 35.5% | 3,415 / 11,709 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.23 | 13.30 | top 54.8% | 3,176 / 5,993 | |
| Skewb | 9.99 | 13.43 | top 54.9% | 1,793 / 3,534 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 53.98 | — | top 80.0% | 2,001 / 2,659 | |
| 4×4 | 2:00.80 | — | top 82.0% | 2,539 / 3,051 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 17 Jul 2021First sub-20 3×3: 18.44 at WA State Championship 2021.
- 17 Jul 2021Five personal bests in one day at WA State Championship 2021.
- 30 Jan 2021Four personal bests in one day at Showground Showdown 2021.
- 28 Nov 2020First competition: Cubing with the Cows 2020. A 24.47 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- WA State Championship 2021 · 17 Jul 2021 — 5 personal bests set
- Showground Showdown 2021 · 30 Jan 2021 — 4 personal bests set
- Cubing with the Cows 2020 · 28 Nov 2020
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.
- Jonathan Pang — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Jonathan Charlesworth — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
- Joshua Hounslow — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.95 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 3.44 away.
Targets move as he improves.