People · Chinese Taipei
Bo-Yu Liao (廖柏宇)
3×3 · top 1.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2024 · 2024LIAO14
Bo-Yu Liao (廖柏宇) has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 6.93, set at Taipei Cube Open 2026, puts him in the top 1.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 67th in Chinese Taipei. Until November 2010, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since November 2024, he has put 118 official solves on the record across five 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 7.91 in November 2024 to 6.93, a 12% improvement. He has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Chinese Taipei | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 6.93 | 8.79 | top 1.3% | 67 / 4,213 | |
| 4×4 | 27.93 | 34.81 | top 1.8% | 42 / 1,078 | |
| 5×5 | 1:04.12 | 1:11.37 | top 7.8% | 130 / 639 | |
| 2×2 | 2.46 | 3.34 | top 8.5% | 230 / 1,669 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.61 | 6.49 | top 10.9% | 173 / 1,016 |
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
- 23 Nov 2024First competition: Taoyuan Airport Cube Day 2024. A 7.91 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Chien Kuo Cubing Party 2026 · 18 Jul 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Taipei Cube Open 2026 · 27 Jun 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Taipei Summer Open 2025 · 28 Jun 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Taoyuan Airport Cube Day 2024 · 23 Nov 2024
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.
- Chun-Pao Ni (倪君寶) — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Wu Li (李悟) — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- You-Yi Fan (范宥翼) — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 0.93 away.
- A sub-25 4×4 single — 588 people have one; it is 2.93 away.
Targets move as he improves.