People · China
Ziyu Liu (刘子玉)
3×3 · top 27.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2008 · 2008LIUZ01
Ziyu Liu (刘子玉) has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 15.91, set at Beijing Metropolis Open 2009, puts him in the top 27.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 10,222nd in China. Across 3 competitions since November 2008, he has put 52 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 8% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 5 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.43 in November 2008 to 15.91, a 26% improvement. Ziyu 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 | 15.91 | 18.89 | top 27.5% | 10,222 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 6.50 | 11.98 | top 55.9% | 9,472 / 15,796 | |
| 4×4 | 1:55.55 | 2:06.56 | top 79.6% | 5,636 / 5,926 | |
| 5×5 | 6:33.44 | — | early days — 1 solve | 2,821 / 2,816 |
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
- 21 Feb 2009First sub-20 3×3: 16.69 at Beijing Spring Open 2009.
- 21 Feb 2009Three personal bests in one day at Beijing Spring Open 2009.
- 2 Nov 2008First competition: Beijing Fall Open 2008. A 22.69 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Beijing Metropolis Open 2009 · 2 May 2009 — 2 personal bests set
- Beijing Spring Open 2009 · 21 Feb 2009 — 3 personal bests set
- Beijing Fall Open 2008 · 2 Nov 2008 — 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.
- Timothy Sun — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
- Fang Qin (秦方) — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Fubo Wang (王富博) — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 0.91 away.
- A sub-6 2×2 single — 95,042 people have one; it is 0.50 away.
Targets move as he improves.