People · Chinese Taipei
Shi-Ming Liao (廖思明)
3×3 · top 27.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2021 · 2021LIAO08
Shi-Ming Liao (廖思明) has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 16.02, set at Maru Cube Day 2022, puts him in the top 27.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,577th in Chinese Taipei. Across 3 competitions since December 2021, he has put 37 official solves on the record across six events. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.28 in December 2021 to 16.02, a 21% improvement. He has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Chinese Taipei | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 16.02 | 19.93 | top 27.9% | 1,577 / 4,213 | |
| 2×2 | 8.46 | 10.99 | top 70.6% | 1,394 / 1,669 | |
| 4×4 | 1:42.94 | — | top 72.5% | 935 / 1,078 | |
| Skewb | 19.58 | 29.37 | top 89.0% | 655 / 699 | |
| 5×5 | 3:48.51 | — | top 90.0% | 605 / 639 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:44.59 | — | early days — 2 solves | 798 / 802 |
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
- 3 Sep 2022First sub-20 3×3: 16.02 at Maru Cube Day 2022.
- 3 Sep 2022Four personal bests in one day at Maru Cube Day 2022.
- 19 Dec 2021First competition: Welcome Back Taipei 2021. A 20.28 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Dream in Chiang Mai 2026 · 7 Mar 2026
- Maru Cube Day 2022 · 3 Sep 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Welcome Back Taipei 2021 · 19 Dec 2021
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.
- Yen-Pin Xiao (蕭彥平) — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
- Chao-Che Chung (鍾肇哲) — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead once
- Chia-Leo Lin (林珈樂) — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 1.02 away.
- A sub-8 2×2 single — 126,624 people have one; it is 0.46 away.
Targets move as he improves.