People · United States
Andrew C. Liu
3×3 · top 17.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2023 · 2023LIUA04
Andrew C. Liu has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 12.98, set at Cubing at Iowa State 2025, puts him in the top 17.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 9,286th in the United States. Across 11 competitions since December 2023, he has put 235 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 73% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 31.25 in January 2024 to 12.98, a 58% improvement. Andrew has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 12.98 | 14.41 | top 17.3% | 9,286 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.97 | 8.62 | top 27.6% | 7,587 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 4.37 | 5.08 | top 31.3% | 12,445 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 1:04.22 | 1:07.23 | top 40.9% | 6,677 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 29.16 | 35.91 | top 44.7% | 6,041 / 15,683 | |
| Skewb | 8.52 | 10.47 | top 45.1% | 7,949 / 18,907 | |
| Clock | 19.23 | 22.34 | top 62.5% | 5,287 / 8,927 | |
| Square-1 | 46.28 | — | early days — 3 solves | 4,770 / 6,743 | |
| 5×5 | 3:15.76 | — | early days — 2 solves | 7,596 / 9,401 |
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
- 18 Jan 2025First sub-15 3×3: 13.50 at Big Cube Battle of Waterloo 2025.
- 18 Jan 2025Three personal bests in one day at Big Cube Battle of Waterloo 2025.
- 7 Dec 2024First sub-20 3×3: 16.63 at 4x4 by Four Madison Lakes 2024.
- 7 Dec 2024Three personal bests in one day at 4x4 by Four Madison Lakes 2024.
- 9 Mar 2024First sub-30 3×3: 21.21 at Algs in Ankeny 2024.
- 9 Dec 2023First competition: 5x5 on Madison Ice 2023.
Competitions
- Lawrence Summer 2025 · 9 Aug 2025
- Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 · 3 Jul 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing at Iowa State 2025 · 1 Mar 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Big Cube Battle of Waterloo 2025 · 18 Jan 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- 4x4 by Four Madison Lakes 2024 · 7 Dec 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024 · 18 Jul 2024
- Oklahoma Championship 2024 · 29 Jun 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Chicago Area Twist Spring A 2024 · 18 May 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Algs in Ankeny 2024 · 9 Mar 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Big Cube Battle of Waterloo 2024 · 27 Jan 2024
- 5x5 on Madison Ice 2023 · 9 Dec 2023
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.
- Trenton Cuzick — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Chaeli Baker — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Shain Papalotl Longbehn — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.98 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 0.97 away.
Targets move as he improves.