People · China
Xiaodong Liu (刘晓东)
4×4 · top 10.5% of 83,917 all-time · competing since December 2015 · 2015LIUX09
Xiaodong Liu (刘晓东) has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 4×4: a personal-best single of 38.61, set at Yunnan Open 2019, puts him in the top 10.5% of the 83,917 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,106th in China. Across 5 competitions since December 2015, he has put 173 official solves on the record across ten 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 26.53 in December 2015 to 11.55, a 56% improvement. Xiaodong has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4×4 | 38.61 | 45.79 | top 10.5% | 1,106 / 5,926 | |
| 3×3 | 11.55 | 13.42 | top 12.3% | 4,870 / 28,153 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.06 | 8.26 | top 20.4% | 2,332 / 10,224 | |
| 2×2 | 3.99 | 5.45 | top 26.4% | 4,439 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.05 | 25.79 | top 28.9% | 2,818 / 5,922 | |
| Skewb | 6.59 | 10.04 | top 30.4% | 1,870 / 5,004 | |
| 5×5 | 1:45.55 | 1:51.53 | top 39.6% | 1,775 / 2,816 | |
| Megaminx | 2:11.68 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,348 / 1,678 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:42.69 | — | early days — 2 solves | 886 / 1,183 | |
| Square-1 | 45.10 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,163 / 1,362 |
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
- 6 Oct 2019Three personal bests in one day at Yunnan Open 2019.
- 26 May 2019Three personal bests in one day at Kunming Open 2019.
- 6 Oct 2018Three personal bests in one day at Yunnan Open 2018.
- 7 Oct 2017First sub-20 3×3: 14.51 at Yunnan Open 2017.
- 7 Oct 2017First sub-15 3×3: 14.51 at Yunnan Open 2017.
- 7 Oct 2017Three personal bests in one day at Yunnan Open 2017.
Competitions
- Yunnan Open 2019 · 6 Oct 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Kunming Open 2019 · 26 May 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Yunnan Open 2018 · 6 Oct 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Yunnan Open 2017 · 7 Oct 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Yunnan Open 2015 · 13 Dec 2015 — 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.
- Chuanda Xie (谢传达) — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Xinyan Liu (刘心妍) — met in 27 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jiahe Dai (戴嘉禾) — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 8.61 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.55 away.
Targets move as he improves.