People · United States
Elijah Liao
3×3 · top 41.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since June 2024 · 2024LIAO06
Elijah Liao has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 20.66, set at Cubing in Venteira 2025, puts him in the top 41.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 23,860th in the United States. Across 4 competitions since June 2024, he has put 62 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 33.09 in June 2024 to 20.66, a 38% improvement. Elijah 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 20.66 | 25.53 | top 41.8% | 23,860 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 5.83 | 8.92 | top 49.1% | 19,933 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.58 | 15.32 | top 49.7% | 14,408 / 28,708 | |
| Skewb | 12.28 | 13.62 | top 67.4% | 12,608 / 18,907 | |
| Clock | 21.64 | 30.63 | top 69.2% | 5,970 / 8,927 |
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
- 14 Jun 2025Four personal bests in one day at Damásio Open 2025.
- 26 Apr 2025First sub-30 3×3: 29.54 at Seomara Cube Fest 2025.
- 29 Jun 2024First competition: Lazarillo Open 2024. A 33.09 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cubing in Venteira 2025 · 6 Sep 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Damásio Open 2025 · 14 Jun 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Seomara Cube Fest 2025 · 26 Apr 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Lazarillo Open 2024 · 29 Jun 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.
- Rodrigo Queiroz Teixeira — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
- Pedro Azevedo — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
- Fausto Claro da Fonte — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 0.66 away.
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 73,413 people have one; it is 0.83 away.
Targets move as he improves.