People · China
Wei Liu (刘炜)
Pyraminx · top 2.3% of 129,321 all-time · competing since February 2015 · 2015LIUW01
Wei Liu (刘炜) has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 2.55, set at Cross-strait Cubing Exchange 2016, puts him in the top 2.3% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 277th in China. Until January 2011, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since February 2015, he has put 119 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.56 in February 2015 to 11.51, a 26% improvement. Wei 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 2.55 | 4.16 | top 2.3% | 277 / 10,224 | |
| 3×3 | 11.51 | 15.48 | top 12.2% | 4,804 / 28,153 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.78 | 20.30 | top 14.5% | 1,437 / 5,922 | |
| Skewb | 4.58 | 7.01 | top 15.1% | 925 / 5,004 | |
| Megaminx | 1:16.64 | 1:35.26 | top 19.7% | 594 / 1,678 | |
| 2×2 | 5.08 | 7.44 | top 40.3% | 6,975 / 15,796 | |
| 4×4 | 1:28.33 | 1:36.91 | top 62.4% | 5,139 / 5,926 | |
| 5×5 | 2:23.35 | 2:52.73 | top 62.7% | 2,434 / 2,816 |
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 Aug 2016Six personal bests in one day at Cross-strait Cubing Exchange 2016.
- 29 Jul 2015First sub-15 3×3: 13.58 at Qinzhou Open 2015.
- 7 Feb 2015First competition: Nanning Open 2015. A 15.56 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Nanning Open 2018 · 28 Jul 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Cross-strait Cubing Exchange 2016 · 13 Aug 2016 — 6 personal bests set
- Qinzhou Open 2015 · 29 Jul 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Nanning Open 2015 · 7 Feb 2015
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.
- Kai Su (苏锴) — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Mo Ji (季默) — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Youlin Guo (郭佑林) — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.55 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.51 away.
Targets move as he improves.