People · Canada
Brendan Liu
2×2 · top 14.9% of 186,767 all-time · competing since January 2019 · 2019LIUB01
Brendan Liu has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.06, set at BC Championship 2026, puts him in the top 14.9% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,003rd in Canada. Across 5 competitions since January 2019, he has put 75 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 38.04 in January 2019 to 17.25, a 55% improvement. Brendan 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 | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.06 | 5.40 | top 14.9% | 1,003 / 7,173 | |
| 3×3 | 17.25 | 19.34 | top 31.8% | 3,114 / 10,392 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.06 | 11.53 | top 45.4% | 2,125 / 4,858 | |
| Skewb | 17.59 | 23.95 | top 85.3% | 2,517 / 2,907 |
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
- 7 Aug 2026Three personal bests in one day at BC Championship 2026.
- 4 Jan 2020First sub-20 3×3: 17.25 at UBC Open 2020.
- 23 Aug 2019First sub-30 3×3: 22.85 at Vancouver Big Cubes Open 2019.
- 5 Jan 2019First competition: UBC Open 2019. A 38.04 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- BC Championship 2026 · 7 Aug 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Downtown Vancouver Winter 2020 · 8 Feb 2020
- UBC Open 2020 · 4 Jan 2020 — 2 personal bests set
- Vancouver Big Cubes Open 2019 · 23 Aug 2019 — 1 personal best set
- UBC Open 2019 · 5 Jan 2019
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.
- Kevin Matthews — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jacob Kotai — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
- Tristan Lee — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.06 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 2.25 away.
Targets move as he improves.