People · Chinese Taipei
Warren Liao
3×3 · top 26.5% of 288,433 all-time · competing since April 2005 · 2005LIAO01
Warren Liao has been competing for 22 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 15.58, set at Caltech Spring competition 2006, puts him in the top 26.5% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,552nd in Chinese Taipei. Across 9 competitions since April 2005, he has put 161 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 87% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.71 in April 2005 to 15.58, a 37% improvement. Warren has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% 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 | 15.58 | 17.16 | top 26.5% | 1,552 / 4,369 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.60 | 33.82 | top 41.0% | 508 / 805 | |
| 4×4 | 1:19.77 | 1:43.38 | top 55.8% | 809 / 1,079 | |
| 2×2 | 9.79 | 10.20 | top 77.1% | 1,481 / 1,671 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 5:22.00 | — | top 82.5% | 132 / 149 |
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
- 14 Jan 2006Four personal bests in one day at Caltech Winter competition 2006.
- 22 Oct 2005Four personal bests in one day at Caltech Fall competition 2005.
- 17 Sep 2005First sub-20 3×3: 18.21 at Northern California Fall Open 2005.
- 16 Apr 2005First competition: Caltech Spring competition 2005. A 29.24 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- UC Berkeley Fall competition 2006 · 18 Nov 2006 — 1 personal best set
- Caltech Fall competition 2006 · 11 Nov 2006 — 2 personal bests set
- Taiwanese Championship 2006 · 23 Jul 2006 — 2 personal bests set
- Caltech Spring competition 2006 · 15 Apr 2006 — 2 personal bests set
- Caltech Winter competition 2006 · 14 Jan 2006 — 4 personal bests set
- Rubik's World Championship 2005 · 5 Nov 2005 — 1 personal best set
- Caltech Fall competition 2005 · 22 Oct 2005 — 4 personal bests set
- Northern California Fall Open 2005 · 17 Sep 2005 — 2 personal bests set
- Caltech Spring competition 2005 · 16 Apr 2005 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Leyan Lo — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead once
- Clancy Cochran — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 22 times
- Darren Kwong — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 70,740 people have one; it is 0.58 away.
- A sub-25 3×3 one-handed single — 25,594 people have one; it is 2.60 away.
Targets move as he improves.