People · China
Shuai Liu (刘帅)
Pyraminx · top 6.3% of 129,321 all-time · competing since December 2008 · 2008LIUS01
Shuai Liu (刘帅) has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.70, set at Shijiazhuang Open 2017, puts him in the top 6.3% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 741st in China. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 26 competitions since December 2008, he has put 665 official solves on the record across 14 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 69% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.65 in December 2008 to 10.86, a 31% improvement. Shuai has entered 26 competitions, more competitions than 98% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.70 | 4.87 | top 6.3% | 741 / 10,224 | |
| 3×3 | 10.86 | 12.82 | top 10.1% | 3,939 / 28,153 | |
| 4×4 | 45.60 | 55.02 | top 19.1% | 2,074 / 5,926 | |
| Megaminx | 1:22.62 | 1:36.52 | top 23.5% | 714 / 1,678 | |
| 2×2 | 3.89 | 6.01 | top 25.1% | 4,222 / 15,796 | |
| 5×5 | 1:35.34 | 1:41.80 | top 31.8% | 1,437 / 2,816 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 36 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 369 / 1,058 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 29.33 | 38.14 | top 45.1% | 4,028 / 5,922 | |
| Clock | 17.05 | 20.45 | top 55.6% | 1,284 / 1,843 | |
| Square-1 | 34.22 | 56.20 | top 57.1% | 969 / 1,362 | |
| 6×6 | 3:48.06 | 4:59.98 | top 61.6% | 1,098 / 1,349 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:16.59 | — | early days — 2 solves | 981 / 1,183 | |
| 7×7 | 6:29.61 | 7:04.01 | top 74.3% | 1,125 / 1,261 | |
| Skewb | 16.52 | 22.88 | top 82.8% | 4,181 / 5,004 |
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
- 24 Aug 2019Four personal bests in one day at Xi'an 10th Anniversary 2019.
- 20 Jan 2018Three personal bests in one day at Shanghai Winter 2018.
- 25 Nov 2012Three personal bests in one day at Nanjing Winter 2012.
- 22 Sep 2012Three personal bests in one day at Hangzhou Open 2012.
- 27 May 2012Three personal bests in one day at Tianjin Open 2012.
- 20 Nov 2011Five personal bests in one day at Zhengzhou Autumn 2011.
Competitions
- Xi'an 10th Anniversary 2019 · 24 Aug 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- China Championship 2019 · 26 Jul 2019
- Shijiazhuang Winter 2018 · 16 Dec 2018
- China Championship 2018 · 2 Oct 2018
- Hefei Summer 2018 · 14 Jul 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Shijiazhuang Open 2018 · 10 Jun 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Beijing Open 2018 · 30 Apr 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Shanghai Winter 2018 · 20 Jan 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Shijiazhuang Open 2017 · 26 Nov 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Hefei Open 2017 · 5 Oct 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Hefei Spring 2014 · 1 May 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Nanchang Open 2013 · 27 Oct 2013
- Nanjing Winter 2012 · 25 Nov 2012 — 3 personal bests set
- Nanjing Autumn 2012 · 27 Oct 2012 — 2 personal bests set
- Hangzhou Open 2012 · 22 Sep 2012 — 3 personal bests set
- Hefei Summer 2012 · 5 Aug 2012 — 1 personal best set
- Tianjin Open 2012 · 27 May 2012 — 3 personal bests set
- Nanjing Spring 2012 · 25 Mar 2012 — 2 personal bests set
- Hefei Spring 2012 · 10 Mar 2012
- Zhengzhou Autumn 2011 · 20 Nov 2011 — 5 personal bests set
- Nanjing Autumn 2011 · 30 Oct 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- Hefei After Term Open 2011 · 16 Jul 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- Nanjing Spring 2011 · 14 May 2011 — 5 personal bests set
- Nanjing Winter Open 2010 · 5 Dec 2010 — 3 personal bests set
- Nanjing Open 2009 · 6 Dec 2009
- Nanjing Open 2008 · 14 Dec 2008 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Chunyu Zhang (张春雨) — met in 55 rounds, finished ahead 24 times
- Zihao Wang (王子豪) — met in 53 rounds, finished ahead 24 times
- Yusheng Liu (刘雨生) — met in 45 rounds, finished ahead 18 times · head to head
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.70 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.86 away.
Targets move as he improves.