People · China
Liangrong Ma (马良戎)
2×2 · top 3.3% of 186,767 all-time · competing since April 2019 · 2019MALI03
Liangrong Ma (马良戎) has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.75, set at Beijing Spring PM 2021, puts him in the top 3.3% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 432nd in China. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since April 2019, he has put 111 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 3.08 in April 2019 to 1.75, a 43% improvement. Liangrong has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.75 | 3.00 | top 3.3% | 432 / 15,796 | |
| Skewb | 2.88 | 3.61 | top 4.4% | 239 / 5,004 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.25 | 4.71 | top 4.5% | 545 / 10,224 | |
| Square-1 | 11.16 | 13.27 | top 8.3% | 119 / 1,362 | |
| 3×3 | 12.26 | 13.61 | top 14.8% | 5,822 / 28,153 | |
| 4×4 | 50.82 | 53.54 | top 25.7% | 2,724 / 5,926 | |
| Clock | 14.46 | 17.51 | top 45.7% | 1,079 / 1,843 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 31.25 | — | early days — 2 solves | 4,298 / 5,922 |
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
- 4 Apr 2021Four personal bests in one day at Beijing Spring PM 2021.
- 22 Sep 2019First sub-15 3×3: 13.11 at Xinxiang Open 2019.
- 22 Sep 2019Five personal bests in one day at Xinxiang Open 2019.
- 6 Apr 2019First competition: Anyang Open 2019. A 17.95 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Beijing Spring PM 2021 · 4 Apr 2021 — 4 personal bests set
- Beijing Spring Special 2021 · 3 Apr 2021 — 2 personal bests set
- Xinxiang Open 2019 · 22 Sep 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Anyang Open 2019 · 6 Apr 2019 — 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.
- Zhiyu Qian (钱治宇) — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Kaiyang Gao (高凯阳) — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Canzheng Cao (曹参政) — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.75 away.
- A sub-2 Skewb single — 1,013 people have one; it is 0.88 away.
Targets move as he improves.