People · China
Yusheng Liu (刘雨生)
3×3 one-handed · top 9.1% of 73,695 all-time · competing since November 2010 · 2010LIUY04
Yusheng Liu (刘雨生) has been competing for 16 years. His best event is the 3×3 one-handed: a personal-best single of 15.46, set at Hangzhou Open 2012, puts him in the top 9.1% of the 73,695 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 862nd in China. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 one-handed solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since November 2010, he has put 400 official solves on the record across 14 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 90% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.41 in November 2010 to 10.56, a 39% improvement. Yusheng has entered twelve 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 one-handed | 15.46 | 18.13 | top 9.1% | 862 / 5,922 | |
| 3×3 | 10.56 | 12.73 | top 9.1% | 3,579 / 28,153 | |
| 4×4 | 42.90 | 49.03 | top 15.6% | 1,696 / 5,926 | |
| 2×2 | 3.20 | 5.81 | top 16.6% | 2,660 / 15,796 | |
| 5×5 | 1:26.16 | 1:40.51 | top 24.2% | 1,140 / 2,816 | |
| Megaminx | 1:24.72 | 1:42.40 | top 24.8% | 764 / 1,678 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.98 | 13.85 | top 36.0% | 3,920 / 10,224 | |
| 7×7 | 4:49.78 | 4:55.25 | top 47.6% | 853 / 1,261 | |
| 6×6 | 3:17.01 | 3:25.85 | top 49.0% | 939 / 1,349 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 41 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 610 / 1,058 | |
| Square-1 | 35.18 | 43.69 | top 58.8% | 996 / 1,362 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:02.74 | — | early days — 1 solve | 944 / 1,183 | |
| Clock | 38.47 | 51.80 | top 92.4% | 1,770 / 1,843 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 1 of 2 cubes · 12:51 | — | early days — 1 solve | 258 / 278 |
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
- 12 May 2013Three personal bests in one day at NUAA Open 2013.
- 4 Nov 2012Three personal bests in one day at Wuhan Open 2012.
- 22 Sep 2012Seven personal bests in one day at Hangzhou Open 2012.
- 20 Nov 2011Three personal bests in one day at Zhengzhou Autumn 2011.
- 30 Oct 2011Three personal bests in one day at Nanjing Autumn 2011.
- 16 Jul 2011Four personal bests in one day at Hefei After Term Open 2011.
Competitions
- NUAA Open 2013 · 12 May 2013 — 3 personal bests set
- Nanjing Normal University 2013 · 6 Apr 2013
- Wuhan Open 2012 · 4 Nov 2012 — 3 personal bests set
- Hangzhou Open 2012 · 22 Sep 2012 — 7 personal bests set
- Hefei Summer 2012 · 5 Aug 2012 — 2 personal bests set
- Nanjing Spring 2012 · 25 Mar 2012 — 2 personal bests set
- Hefei Spring 2012 · 10 Mar 2012 — 2 personal bests set
- Zhengzhou Autumn 2011 · 20 Nov 2011 — 3 personal bests set
- Nanjing Autumn 2011 · 30 Oct 2011 — 3 personal bests set
- Hefei After Term Open 2011 · 16 Jul 2011 — 4 personal bests set
- Nanjing Spring 2011 · 14 May 2011 — 6 personal bests set
- Wuhan Open 2010 · 14 Nov 2010 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Chunyu Zhang (张春雨) — met in 61 rounds, finished ahead 37 times
- Zihao Wang (王子豪) — met in 54 rounds, finished ahead 28 times
- Shuai Liu (刘帅) — met in 45 rounds, finished ahead 26 times · head to head
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 5,987 people have one; it is 0.46 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.56 away.
Targets move as he improves.