People · China
Zhanheng Liu (刘展恒)
3×3 one-handed · top 3.2% of 73,695 all-time · competing since May 2017 · 2017LIUZ05
Zhanheng Liu (刘展恒) has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3 one-handed: a personal-best single of 12.15, set at Qianjiang Summer Open 2018, puts him in the top 3.2% of the 73,695 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 277th in China. Until January 2010, no official 3×3 one-handed solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since May 2017, he has put 110 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 10.38 in May 2017 to 8.46, an 18% improvement. Zhanheng has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 12.15 | 18.18 | top 3.2% | 277 / 5,922 | |
| 3×3 | 8.46 | 9.86 | top 3.7% | 1,375 / 28,153 | |
| 5×5 | 1:04.17 | 1:22.59 | top 7.9% | 377 / 2,816 | |
| Square-1 | 13.19 | 19.35 | top 12.3% | 182 / 1,362 | |
| Skewb | 4.39 | 12.63 | top 13.7% | 829 / 5,004 | |
| 4×4 | 42.45 | 49.25 | top 15.0% | 1,618 / 5,926 | |
| 2×2 | 3.81 | 4.89 | top 24.1% | 4,017 / 15,796 |
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
- 25 Aug 2018Four personal bests in one day at Qianjiang Summer Open 2018.
- 20 Aug 2017First sub-10 3×3: 8.76 at Yangzhou Open 2017.
- 20 May 2017First competition: Wuhan NxN Open 2017. A 11.60 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Qianjiang Summer Open 2018 · 25 Aug 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Yangzhou Open 2017 · 20 Aug 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Wuhan NxN Open 2017 · 20 May 2017 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Zhiyuan Zhang (张智渊) — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Xiaowei Wang (王晓伟) — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Jiayu Wang (王佳宇) — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 one-handed single — 2,187 people have one; it is 0.15 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.46 away.
Targets move as he improves.