People · China
Yongan Liu (刘永安)
3×3 · top 2.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2009 · 2009LIUY08
Yongan Liu (刘永安) has been competing for 17 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.08, set at Tianjin University Open 2015, puts him in the top 2.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,063rd in China. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 13 competitions since August 2009, he has put 359 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 86% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.06 in August 2009 to 8.08, a 55% improvement. Yongan has entered 13 competitions, more competitions than 94% 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 | 8.08 | 9.26 | top 2.9% | 1,063 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 2.86 | 5.16 | top 12.7% | 1,983 / 15,796 | |
| 4×4 | 45.07 | 51.14 | top 18.4% | 1,997 / 5,926 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.68 | 22.87 | top 22.4% | 2,233 / 5,922 | |
| 5×5 | 1:33.56 | 1:39.69 | top 30.3% | 1,369 / 2,816 | |
| 6×6 | 3:08.87 | 3:16.82 | early days — 3 solves | 878 / 1,349 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.33 | 18.88 | top 47.6% | 5,046 / 10,224 | |
| 7×7 | 8:10.36 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,228 / 1,261 |
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
- 19 Jun 2011First sub-10 3×3: 9.16 at Henan University of Science & Technology Open 2011.
- 19 Jun 2011Four personal bests in one day at Henan University of Science & Technology Open 2011.
- 23 Apr 2011Eight personal bests in one day at Beijing Spring 2011.
- 21 Nov 2010First sub-15 3×3: 13.27 at Tianjin Open 2010.
- 21 Nov 2010Four personal bests in one day at Tianjin Open 2010.
- 16 Aug 2009First competition: Beijing Summer Open 2009. A 18.06 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Tianjin Summer Open 2018 · 24 Jun 2018
- Shijiazhuang Open 2018 · 10 Jun 2018
- Beijing Open 2018 · 30 Apr 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Qinhuangdao Open 2018 · 22 Apr 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Tianjin University Open 2015 · 26 Apr 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Nanjing Autumn 2012 · 27 Oct 2012 — 1 personal best set
- Taiyuan Open 2012 · 19 May 2012 — 2 personal bests set
- Human Rights Day 2011 · 10 Dec 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Beijing Summer Open 2011 · 31 Jul 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Henan University of Science & Technology Open 2011 · 19 Jun 2011 — 4 personal bests set
- Beijing Spring 2011 · 23 Apr 2011 — 8 personal bests set
- Tianjin Open 2010 · 21 Nov 2010 — 4 personal bests set
- Beijing Summer Open 2009 · 16 Aug 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.
- Baiqiang Dong (董百强) — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 21 times
- Chen Miao (苗琛) — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 26 times
- Fubo Wang (王富博) — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.08 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.86 away.
Targets move as he improves.