People · China
Qichen Liao (廖启晨)
Skewb · top 5.2% of 73,281 all-time · competing since July 2015 · 2015LIAO02
Qichen Liao (廖启晨) has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.04, set at Huizhou Open 2018, puts him in the top 5.2% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 286th in China. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since July 2015, he has put 134 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His Skewb best has come down from 6.16 in July 2015 to 3.04, a 51% improvement. Qichen 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 | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 3.04 | 5.06 | top 5.2% | 286 / 5,004 | |
| 3×3 | 11.58 | 14.28 | top 12.4% | 4,921 / 28,153 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.04 | 28.25 | top 26.2% | 2,577 / 5,922 | |
| 2×2 | 4.29 | 6.53 | top 30.2% | 5,183 / 15,796 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.74 | 11.68 | top 34.0% | 3,739 / 10,224 | |
| Clock | 13.25 | 14.61 | top 40.7% | 975 / 1,843 | |
| 4×4 | 1:08.89 | — | early days — 3 solves | 4,260 / 5,926 | |
| 5×5 | 2:33.73 | — | early days — 1 solve | 2,527 / 2,816 | |
| Square-1 | 50.15 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,213 / 1,362 |
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, Skewb. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 3 Apr 2016First sub-15 3×3: 13.09 at Huizhou Open 2016.
- 3 Apr 2016Four personal bests in one day at Huizhou Open 2016.
- 2 Oct 2015First sub-20 3×3: 17.01 at China Championship 2015.
- 26 Jul 2015Five personal bests in one day at Huizhou Open 2015.
- 12 Jul 2015First competition: Shenzhen Open 2015. A 26.34 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Huizhou Open 2018 · 1 Jul 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Huizhou Open 2016 · 3 Apr 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- China Championship 2015 · 2 Oct 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Huizhou Open 2015 · 26 Jul 2015 — 5 personal bests set
- Shenzhen Open 2015 · 12 Jul 2015
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.
- Mo Ji (季默) — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Lincheng Cai (蔡林成) — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Mok Man Kit (莫文傑) — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.04 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.58 away.
Targets move as he improves.