People · China
Xiao Liu (刘潇)
3×3 one-handed · top 6.4% of 73,695 all-time · competing since November 2011 · 2011LIUX02
Xiao Liu (刘潇) has been competing for 15 years. His best event is the 3×3 one-handed: a personal-best single of 14.14, set at Hubei University Shahu Spring 2018, puts him in the top 6.4% of the 73,695 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 605th in China. Until September 2009, no official 3×3 one-handed solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since November 2011, he has put 151 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.46 in November 2011 to 10.16, an 18% improvement. Xiao 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 one-handed | 14.14 | 15.60 | top 6.4% | 605 / 5,922 | |
| 3×3 | 10.16 | 12.00 | top 7.9% | 3,098 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 2.84 | 4.66 | top 12.4% | 1,941 / 15,796 | |
| 4×4 | 44.68 | 54.30 | top 17.9% | 1,941 / 5,926 | |
| Square-1 | 27.97 | 35.79 | top 45.5% | 779 / 1,362 | |
| Skewb | 9.04 | 11.08 | top 48.7% | 2,780 / 5,004 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.59 | 13.28 | top 57.5% | 5,967 / 10,224 | |
| 5×5 | 2:31.18 | 2:40.81 | top 66.3% | 2,503 / 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
- 25 Mar 2018Four personal bests in one day at Hubei University Shahu Spring 2018.
- 21 Jul 2012Five personal bests in one day at Shanghai Summer 2012.
- 27 Nov 2011First competition: Changsha Open 2011. A 14.59 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Hubei University Shahu Spring 2018 · 25 Mar 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Shanghai Summer 2012 · 21 Jul 2012 — 5 personal bests set
- Changsha Spring 2012 · 8 Apr 2012 — 2 personal bests set
- Changsha Open 2011 · 27 Nov 2011 — 1 personal best 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.
- Zhiyang Chen (陈至扬) — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Weixing Zhang (张炜星) — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead once
- Hongyuan Tang (唐鸿远) — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 one-handed single — 2,187 people have one; it is 2.14 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.16 away.
Targets move as he improves.