People · China
Tianyu Lu (卢天宇)
3×3 · top 6.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2012 · 2012LUTI01
Tianyu Lu (卢天宇) has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.58, set at Suzhou Open 2014, puts him in the top 6.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,445th in China. Until November 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since November 2012, he has put 151 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.28 in November 2012 to 9.58, a 41% improvement. Tianyu has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.58 | 10.93 | top 6.3% | 2,445 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 2.55 | 4.19 | top 9.4% | 1,403 / 15,796 | |
| 4×4 | 44.12 | 49.01 | top 17.2% | 1,855 / 5,926 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.33 | 23.27 | top 18.7% | 1,871 / 5,922 | |
| 5×5 | 2:19.71 | — | early days — 3 solves | 2,399 / 2,816 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.63 | 13.88 | top 64.8% | 6,564 / 10,224 |
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
- 13 Jul 2014Three personal bests in one day at Hefei Summer Open 2014.
- 12 Jul 2014First sub-10 3×3: 9.58 at Suzhou Open 2014.
- 27 Jul 2013First sub-15 3×3: 11.73 at Hefei Open 2013.
- 27 Jul 2013Six personal bests in one day at Hefei Open 2013.
- 4 Nov 2012First competition: Wuhan Open 2012. A 16.28 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Hefei Summer Open 2014 · 13 Jul 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- Suzhou Open 2014 · 12 Jul 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Hefei Open 2013 · 27 Jul 2013 — 6 personal bests set
- Wuhan Open 2012 · 4 Nov 2012
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.
- Yinghao Wang (王鹰豪) — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Meng'an Pu (浦梦安) — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Qiang Gong (龚强) — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.58 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.55 away.
Targets move as he improves.