People · China
Zhibin Liu (刘治斌)
Pyraminx · top 6.9% of 129,321 all-time · competing since April 2018 · 2018LIUZ06
Zhibin Liu (刘治斌) has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.84, set at Xi'an Open 2018, puts him in the top 6.9% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 820th in China. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since April 2018, he has put 143 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.53 in April 2018 to 11.45, a 15% improvement. Zhibin has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.84 | 4.95 | top 6.9% | 820 / 10,224 | |
| 3×3 | 11.45 | 14.19 | top 12.0% | 4,723 / 28,153 | |
| Skewb | 6.11 | 7.61 | top 26.6% | 1,647 / 5,004 | |
| 4×4 | 53.17 | 55.48 | top 28.6% | 2,973 / 5,926 | |
| 2×2 | 4.62 | 5.70 | top 34.5% | 5,924 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 38.40 | 44.78 | top 63.0% | 5,027 / 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
- 27 Oct 2018Five personal bests in one day at Xi'an Open 2018.
- 8 Jul 2018Three personal bests in one day at Linfen Open 2018.
- 6 Apr 2018First competition: Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2018. A 14.61 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Baoji Open 2019 · 11 Aug 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Xi'an Open 2018 · 27 Oct 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Baoji Open 2018 · 21 Jul 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Linfen Open 2018 · 8 Jul 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2018 · 6 Apr 2018 — 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.
- Kaiyang Gao (高凯阳) — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Junze Zhao (赵俊泽) — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Mingsen Han (韩明森) — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.84 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.45 away.
Targets move as he improves.