People · China
Yinjie Liu (刘胤颉)
3×3 · top 7.1% of 288,433 all-time · competing since October 2013 · 2013LIUY05
Yinjie Liu (刘胤颉) has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.84, set at Qinhuangdao Open 2015, puts him in the top 7.1% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,793rd in China. Until October 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since October 2013, he has put 227 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 57% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.16 in October 2013 to 9.84, a 25% improvement. Yinjie 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.84 | 12.87 | top 7.1% | 2,793 / 28,499 | |
| Skewb | 3.89 | 7.79 | top 10.2% | 615 / 5,030 | |
| 4×4 | 44.18 | 49.09 | top 17.3% | 1,902 / 5,999 | |
| 2×2 | 3.35 | 4.36 | top 18.5% | 3,042 / 15,939 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.96 | 9.13 | top 19.7% | 2,279 / 10,269 | |
| 5×5 | 1:25.15 | 1:35.37 | top 23.6% | 1,143 / 2,857 | |
| Clock | 10.45 | 15.43 | top 27.2% | 656 / 1,887 | |
| 7×7 | 3:58.34 | 4:13.29 | early days — 3 solves | 596 / 1,274 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.91 | 28.34 | top 36.7% | 3,497 / 5,994 | |
| 6×6 | 3:20.81 | 3:21.86 | early days — 3 solves | 975 / 1,363 | |
| Square-1 | 45.98 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,183 / 1,373 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 58 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,052 / 1,071 |
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
- 24 Oct 2015Five personal bests in one day at Beijing Open 2015.
- 16 May 2015First sub-10 3×3: 9.84 at Qinhuangdao Open 2015.
- 16 May 2015Four personal bests in one day at Qinhuangdao Open 2015.
- 19 Oct 2013First competition: Taiyuan Open 2013. A 13.16 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Beijing Open 2015 · 24 Oct 2015 — 5 personal bests set
- Qinhuangdao Open 2015 · 16 May 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- Shenyang Open 2014 · 14 Dec 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Beijing Summer Open 2014 · 6 Jul 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Taiyuan Open 2013 · 19 Oct 2013
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.
- Zongyang Li (李宗阳) — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 26 times
- Sheng Cao (曹晟) — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Yanhong Chen (陈燕宏) — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead 19 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.84 away.
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,709 people have one; it is 0.89 away.
Targets move as he improves.