People · China
Yue Liu (刘乐)
3×3 · top 9.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2015 · 2015LIUY05
Yue Liu (刘乐) has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.72, set at Chengdu Open 2016, puts him in the top 9.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,768th in China. Until August 2006, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since October 2015, he has put 163 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 60% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.47 in October 2015 to 10.72, a 20% improvement. Yue 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 | 10.72 | 12.62 | top 9.6% | 3,768 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 4.76 | 5.81 | top 36.3% | 6,254 / 15,796 | |
| 4×4 | 59.87 | 1:09.78 | top 36.3% | 3,576 / 5,926 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.42 | 10.83 | top 39.9% | 4,293 / 10,224 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 31.31 | 40.77 | top 49.6% | 4,307 / 5,922 |
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
- 2 Oct 2015First competition: China Championship 2015. A 13.47 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Shenzhen Nanshan Open 2024 · 22 Jun 2024
- Wuxi Winter 2019 · 8 Dec 2019
- Xuzhou Winter 2018 · 24 Nov 2018
- Chongqing Open 2017 · 30 Dec 2017 — 1 personal best set
- China Championship 2017 · 28 Jul 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Changsha Xiangmo 2017 · 6 May 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Chengdu Open 2016 · 1 May 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- China Championship 2015 · 2 Oct 2015
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.
- Ming Zheng (郑鸣) — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Baiqiang Dong (董百强) — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Zian Song (宋子安) — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.72 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.76 away.
Targets move as he improves.