People · Chinese Taipei
Shi-Xian Liao (廖士賢)
2×2 · top 13.0% of 186,767 all-time · competing since December 2022 · 2022LIAO06
Shi-Xian Liao (廖士賢) has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.89, set at New Taipei Open 2023, puts him in the top 13.0% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 355th in Chinese Taipei. Across 11 competitions since December 2022, he has put 125 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 23% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 6.83 in December 2022 to 2.89, a 58% improvement. He has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Chinese Taipei | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.89 | 4.80 | top 13.0% | 355 / 1,669 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.30 | 14.17 | top 30.3% | 420 / 1,016 | |
| 3×3 | 26.53 | 30.74 | top 55.9% | 2,818 / 4,213 | |
| Skewb | 11.62 | 19.72 | top 64.1% | 535 / 699 | |
| Clock | 22.95 | — | early days — 2 solves | 292 / 366 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 8 Jul 2023First sub-30 3×3: 26.53 at New Taipei Open 2023.
- 8 Jul 2023Four personal bests in one day at New Taipei Open 2023.
- 16 Dec 2022First competition: Taiwan Championship 2022.
Competitions
- Maru Cube Day Taiwan 2026 · 25 Jul 2026
- Taipei Cube Open 2026 · 27 Jun 2026
- Taiwan Championship 2024 · 6 Dec 2024
- Taoyuan Airport Cube Day 2024 · 23 Nov 2024
- Taiwan Championship 2023 · 8 Dec 2023
- Taoyuan Airport Cube Day 2023 · 11 Nov 2023
- Shin Kong Cube Open 2023 · 16 Sep 2023
- New Taipei Open 2023 · 8 Jul 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- CK Cubing Party 2023 · 27 May 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Taipei FMC All Day 2023 · 23 Apr 2023
- Taiwan Championship 2022 · 16 Dec 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.
- Chun-Pao Ni (倪君寶) — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead once
- Chao-Che Chung (鍾肇哲) — met in 29 rounds, never finished ahead
- Yu-Hsuan Chang (張祐瑄) — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.89 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 1.30 away.
Targets move as he improves.