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Newman Liao
Pyraminx · top 7.1% of 129,321 all-time · competing since June 2022 · 2022LIAO03
Newman Liao has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.88, set at Washtenaw Spring B 2023, puts him in the top 7.1% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,803rd in the United States. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since June 2022, he has put 112 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.08 in June 2022 to 12.52, a 17% improvement. Newman 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.88 | 8.16 | top 7.1% | 1,803 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 12.52 | 15.12 | top 15.7% | 8,409 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 4.05 | 5.37 | top 27.1% | 10,715 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 1:30.38 | — | top 63.8% | 11,185 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 50.45 | — | early days — 2 solves | 11,270 / 15,683 |
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
- 9 Apr 2023First sub-15 3×3: 13.99 at Washtenaw Spring B 2023.
- 9 Apr 2023Five personal bests in one day at Washtenaw Spring B 2023.
- 4 Jun 2022First competition: Blue Water Bridge Open 2022. A 15.08 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Michigan 2023 · 8 Jul 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Washtenaw Qualifier 2023 · 27 May 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Washtenaw Spring B 2023 · 9 Apr 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2022 · 19 Aug 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Blue Water Bridge Open 2022 · 4 Jun 2022
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.
- Luke Garrett — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
- Hongyi Shen — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Stanley Chapel — met in 20 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.88 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.52 away.
Targets move as he improves.