People · China
Sihao Liao (廖斯豪)
2×2 · top 6.2% of 189,179 all-time · competing since August 2016 · 2016LIAO07
Sihao Liao (廖斯豪) has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.19, set at Dongguan Mid-Autumn Festival 2018, puts him in the top 6.2% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 878th in China. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since August 2016, he has put 191 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 77% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.52 in August 2016 to 10.97, a 41% improvement. Sihao has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.19 | 4.34 | top 6.2% | 878 / 15,939 | |
| 3×3 | 10.97 | 13.33 | top 10.4% | 4,161 / 28,499 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.62 | 11.66 | top 17.3% | 2,025 / 10,269 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.27 | 26.03 | top 21.3% | 2,154 / 5,994 | |
| 5×5 | 1:26.43 | 1:34.39 | top 24.6% | 1,178 / 2,857 | |
| 4×4 | 55.71 | 1:02.81 | top 31.7% | 3,239 / 5,999 | |
| 6×6 | 4:03.12 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,168 / 1,363 | |
| Skewb | 12.65 | 16.19 | top 69.3% | 3,664 / 5,030 |
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
- 30 Apr 2018Three personal bests in one day at Guangdong Open 2018.
- 1 Oct 2017Four personal bests in one day at China's 10th Anniversary Championship 2017.
- 29 May 2017First sub-15 3×3: 14.46 at Zhuhai Open 2017.
- 29 May 2017Seven personal bests in one day at Zhuhai Open 2017.
- 13 Aug 2016First competition: Cross-strait Cubing Exchange 2016. A 18.52 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Dongguan Mid-Autumn Festival 2018 · 22 Sep 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Zhongshan NxN Speedcubing 2018 · 9 Sep 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Guangdong Open 2018 · 30 Apr 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Dongguan Open 2018 · 4 Mar 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- China's 10th Anniversary Championship 2017 · 1 Oct 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Zhuhai Open 2017 · 29 May 2017 — 7 personal bests set
- Cross-strait Cubing Exchange 2016 · 13 Aug 2016
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.
- Ming Zheng (郑鸣) — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Mok Man Kit (莫文傑) — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead once
- Zhenwei Su (苏振威) — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.19 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.97 away.
Targets move as he improves.