People · China
Liping Shang (商立平)
Square-1 · top 33.5% of 25,272 all-time · competing since November 2008 · 2008SHAN02
Liping Shang (商立平) has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the Square-1: a personal-best single of 22.47, set at Changchun Open 2010, puts him in the top 33.5% of the 25,272 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 566th in China. Across 11 competitions since November 2008, he has put 101 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one; 96% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 4 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 34.72 in November 2008 to 19.86, a 43% improvement. Liping has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% 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 | 22.47 | 26.36 | top 33.5% | 566 / 1,362 | |
| 3×3 | 19.86 | 23.00 | top 39.5% | 13,618 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 5.93 | 10.92 | top 50.2% | 8,576 / 15,796 | |
| 4×4 | 1:22.04 | — | early days — 1 solve | 4,908 / 5,926 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 47.58 | 1:34.61 | top 74.5% | 5,514 / 5,922 | |
| Pyraminx | 14.59 | 33.56 | top 80.3% | 7,942 / 10,224 | |
| 5×5 | 3:54.11 | — | early days — 1 solve | 2,765 / 2,816 |
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
- 7 Jun 2019First sub-20 3×3: 19.86 at Beijing Summer 2019.
- 21 Feb 2009First sub-30 3×3: 26.62 at Beijing Spring Open 2009.
- 2 Nov 2008First competition: Beijing Fall Open 2008. A 34.72 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Beijing Summer 2019 · 7 Jun 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Changchun Open 2010 · 2 Jan 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- Beijing Winter 2009 · 20 Dec 2009 — 1 personal best set
- Harbin Open 2009 · 8 Nov 2009
- Beijing Summer Open 2009 · 16 Aug 2009
- Xi'an Open 2009 · 28 Jun 2009 — 1 personal best set
- Duanwu Festival Open 2009 · 29 May 2009
- Beijing Metropolis Open 2009 · 2 May 2009 — 1 personal best set
- Shijiazhuang Open 2009 · 15 Mar 2009 — 1 personal best set
- Beijing Spring Open 2009 · 21 Feb 2009 — 1 personal best set
- Beijing Fall Open 2008 · 2 Nov 2008
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.
- Luchen Zhang (张录辰) — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead once
- Shenjia Zhang (张砷镓) — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ge Song (宋鸽) — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-20 Square-1 single — 7,083 people have one; it is 2.47 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 4.86 away.
Targets move as he improves.