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Samuel Liu

3×3 · top 64.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2023 · 2023LIUS01

Samuel Liu has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 31.21, set at Bay Area Speedcubin' 48 - 6.25 Berkeley 2023, puts him in the top 64.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 38,714th in the United States. Across 3 competitions since April 2023, he has put 18 official solves on the record across two events. His 3×3 best has come down from 59.59 in April 2023 to 31.21, a 48% improvement. Samuel has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.

3×3
best event — top 64.6% of 284,439 all-time
31.21
signature single · Bay Area Speedcubin' 48 - 6.25 Berkeley 2023
18
official solves on the record

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingUnited States
3×331.2133.17
top 64.6%38,714 / 59,724
2×29.22
early days — 3 solves30,878 / 40,951

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

Bay Area Speedcubin' 44 2023: 59.59Bay Area Speedcubin' 48 - 6.25 Berkeley 2023: 31.21Bay Area Speedcubin' 52 - Belmont 2023: 33.6331.2159.5922 Apr 20231 Oct 2023

Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

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.

  • Eric Ostdiek — met in 4 rounds, finished ahead twice
  • Ryan Jew — met in 4 rounds, never finished ahead
  • Paul Mahvi — met in 4 rounds, never finished ahead

Next targets

  • A sub-30 3×3 single — 177,856 people have one; it is 1.21 away.
  • A sub-8 2×2 single — 126,624 people have one; it is 1.22 away.

Targets move as he improves.