People · China
Zhanxu Liu (刘展旭)
3×3 · top 15.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2016 · 2016LIUZ14
Zhanxu Liu (刘展旭) has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 12.53, set at Ningxia Open 2017, puts him in the top 15.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 6,182nd in China. Across 8 competitions since October 2016, he has put 161 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 67% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 4 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.43 in October 2016 to 12.53, a 28% improvement. Zhanxu 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 | 12.53 | 15.47 | top 15.7% | 6,182 / 28,153 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.94 | 7.22 | top 19.5% | 2,233 / 10,224 | |
| Skewb | 5.23 | 12.51 | top 20.0% | 1,231 / 5,004 | |
| 4×4 | 57.79 | 1:11.34 | top 34.1% | 3,387 / 5,926 | |
| 2×2 | 4.62 | 6.36 | top 34.5% | 5,924 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.26 | 35.18 | top 40.0% | 3,694 / 5,922 | |
| 5×5 | 2:34.23 | — | top 67.8% | 2,533 / 2,816 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 47 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 837 / 1,058 |
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
- 30 Apr 2018Three personal bests in one day at Beijing Open 2018.
- 26 Nov 2017Three personal bests in one day at Shijiazhuang Open 2017.
- 28 Jul 2017First sub-15 3×3: 13.68 at China Championship 2017.
- 28 Jul 2017Three personal bests in one day at China Championship 2017.
- 1 Oct 2016First competition: Asian Championship 2016. A 17.43 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Beijing Open 2018 · 30 Apr 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Shijiazhuang Open 2017 · 26 Nov 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Beijing Ten Years Open 2017 · 17 Sep 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Ningxia Open 2017 · 13 Aug 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- China Championship 2017 · 28 Jul 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Beijing Open 2017 · 24 Jun 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Tianjin Open 2016 · 12 Nov 2016
- Asian Championship 2016 · 1 Oct 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.
- Jitao Zhu (朱继涛) — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Chen Kang (亢晨) — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead once
- Jimeng Guo (郭冀蒙) — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.53 away.
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.94 away.
Targets move as he improves.