People · China
Xu Liu (刘旭)
3×3 · top 15.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2009 · 2009LIUX01
Xu Liu (刘旭) has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 12.58, set at Beijing Winter 2009, puts him in the top 15.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 6,253rd in China. Across 8 competitions since February 2009, he has put 186 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 56% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 27.94 in February 2009 to 12.58, a 55% improvement. Xu has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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 | 12.58 | 15.48 | top 15.9% | 6,253 / 28,153 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.84 | 39.04 | top 41.5% | 3,790 / 5,922 | |
| 2×2 | 5.84 | 7.95 | top 49.2% | 8,417 / 15,796 | |
| 4×4 | 1:22.15 | 1:28.34 | top 57.6% | 4,915 / 5,926 | |
| Pyraminx | 3:33.90 | — | early days — 1 solve | 10,243 / 10,224 |
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
- 20 Dec 2009Six personal bests in one day at Beijing Winter 2009.
- 16 Aug 2009First sub-15 3×3: 14.50 at Beijing Summer Open 2009.
- 16 Aug 2009Five personal bests in one day at Beijing Summer Open 2009.
- 28 Jun 2009Four personal bests in one day at Xi'an Open 2009.
- 2 May 2009First sub-20 3×3: 18.68 at Beijing Metropolis Open 2009.
- 21 Feb 2009First competition: Beijing Spring Open 2009. A 27.94 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Inner Mongolia 2010 · 24 Jul 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Taiyuan 2010 · 30 May 2010
- Alpha Cube BUAA Open 2010 · 9 May 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Beijing Winter 2009 · 20 Dec 2009 — 6 personal bests set
- Beijing Summer Open 2009 · 16 Aug 2009 — 5 personal bests set
- Xi'an Open 2009 · 28 Jun 2009 — 4 personal bests set
- Beijing Metropolis Open 2009 · 2 May 2009 — 1 personal best set
- Beijing Spring Open 2009 · 21 Feb 2009
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.
- Fubo Wang (王富博) — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead once
- Kai Liu (刘恺) — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Fang Qin (秦方) — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.58 away.
- A sub-25 3×3 one-handed single — 25,198 people have one; it is 2.84 away.
Targets move as he improves.