People · United Kingdom
Owen Liu
2×2 · top 6.9% of 186,767 all-time · competing since March 2023 · 2023LIUO01
Owen Liu has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.28, set at Wiltshire March 2024, puts him in the top 6.9% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 483rd in the United Kingdom. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 2 competitions since March 2023, he has put 26 official solves on the record across three events. His 3×3 best has come down from 31.11 in March 2023 to 20.03, a 36% improvement. Owen has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.28 | 6.04 | top 6.9% | 483 / 4,895 | |
| 3×3 | 20.03 | 23.18 | top 40.0% | 2,752 / 6,689 | |
| 4×4 | 1:50.58 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,737 / 2,071 |
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
- 23 Mar 2024First sub-30 3×3: 20.80 at Wiltshire March 2024.
- 25 Mar 2023First competition: Wiltshire Spring 2023. A 31.11 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Wiltshire March 2024 · 23 Mar 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Wiltshire Spring 2023 · 25 Mar 2023
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.
- Aaron Bull — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Kai Vermeulen — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Oliver Wheat — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.28 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 0.03 away.
Targets move as he improves.