People · China
Wenzhe Liu (刘文哲)
3×3 · top 12.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2015 · 2015LIUW05
Wenzhe Liu (刘文哲) has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.64, set at Linyi Open 2016, puts him in the top 12.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 5,000th in China. Across 4 competitions since November 2015, he has put 94 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.15 in November 2015 to 11.64, an 18% improvement. Wenzhe 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 | 11.64 | 14.68 | top 12.6% | 5,000 / 28,153 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.01 | 24.19 | top 23.3% | 2,318 / 5,922 | |
| 4×4 | 57.19 | 1:06.32 | top 33.3% | 3,326 / 5,926 | |
| 2×2 | 5.26 | 6.08 | top 42.5% | 7,339 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:42.96 | — | early days — 2 solves | 888 / 1,183 |
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
- 7 Aug 2016Three personal bests in one day at Linyi Open 2016.
- 15 May 2016Four personal bests in one day at Weihai Open 2016.
- 15 Nov 2015First competition: Zibo Open 2015. A 15.79 3×3 single to start from.
- 15 Nov 2015First sub-15 3×3: 14.15 at Zibo Open 2015.
Competitions
- Asian Championship 2016 · 1 Oct 2016
- Linyi Open 2016 · 7 Aug 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Weihai Open 2016 · 15 May 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Zibo Open 2015 · 15 Nov 2015 — 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.
- Fazhen Wu (吴法臻) — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead once
- Zhao Wang (王钊) — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Jianqiang Shen (沈建强) — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.64 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 one-handed single — 15,081 people have one; it is 1.01 away.
Targets move as he improves.