People · China
Yong Liu (刘勇)
3×3 · top 9.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2016 · 2016LIUY22
Yong Liu (刘勇) has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.50, set at China Championship 2019, puts him in the top 9.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,505th in China. Until August 2006, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since July 2016, he has put 238 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 82% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 5 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 25.39 in July 2016 to 10.50, a 59% improvement. Yong has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% 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 | 10.50 | 15.53 | top 9.0% | 3,505 / 28,153 | |
| 4×4 | 44.37 | 51.81 | top 17.5% | 1,895 / 5,926 | |
| 5×5 | 1:18.69 | 1:29.08 | top 18.1% | 869 / 2,816 | |
| 2×2 | 3.45 | 5.05 | top 19.6% | 3,218 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.57 | 24.10 | top 22.1% | 2,198 / 5,922 | |
| Megaminx | 1:23.94 | 1:28.66 | top 24.3% | 739 / 1,678 | |
| 7×7 | 3:54.83 | 4:00.51 | top 28.8% | 566 / 1,261 | |
| 6×6 | 2:45.96 | 2:52.75 | top 33.9% | 710 / 1,349 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.85 | 13.67 | top 51.8% | 5,429 / 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
- 26 Jul 2019Eight personal bests in one day at China Championship 2019.
- 14 Jul 2018Five personal bests in one day at Hefei Summer 2018.
- 30 Apr 2018First sub-15 3×3: 14.13 at Nanjing Spring 2018.
- 30 Apr 2018Six personal bests in one day at Nanjing Spring 2018.
- 5 Oct 2017First sub-20 3×3: 19.65 at Hefei Open 2017.
- 15 Jul 2016First competition: Hefei Open 2016. A 25.39 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Hangzhou Open 2024 · 15 Dec 2024
- Big n Blind n Clock Xianju 2024 · 31 Aug 2024
- Kunshan Morning 2021 · 2 May 2021 — 1 personal best set
- Kunshan Side Events 2021 · 1 May 2021
- Hangzhou Autumn 2019 · 9 Nov 2019
- China Championship 2019 · 26 Jul 2019 — 8 personal bests set
- Wuhu Open 2018 · 24 Nov 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Hefei Summer 2018 · 14 Jul 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Nanjing Spring 2018 · 30 Apr 2018 — 6 personal bests set
- Hefei Open 2017 · 5 Oct 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Hefei Open 2016 · 15 Jul 2016
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.
- Lei Wang (汪磊) — met in 40 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Yifan Wang (王逸帆) — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Kanting Shi (史勘霆) — met in 28 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.50 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,180 people have one; it is 4.37 away.
Targets move as he improves.