People · China
Hengle Liao (廖恒乐)
3×3 · top 7.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2026 · 2026LIAO01
Hengle Liao (廖恒乐) has been competing for 8 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.01, set at Beijing Winter 2026, puts him in the top 7.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,921st in China. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 1 competition since January 2026, he has put 20 official solves on the record across two events.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.01 | 11.19 | top 7.5% | 2,921 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 2.82 | 3.51 | top 12.2% | 1,903 / 15,796 |
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 story so far
- 10 Jan 2026First competition: Beijing Winter 2026. A 10.02 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Beijing Winter 2026 · 10 Jan 2026 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Kaiyi Li (李铠驿) — met in 4 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Xiwen Ruan (阮熙文) — met in 4 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Moxuan Sun (孙墨轩) — met in 4 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.01 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.82 away.
Targets move as he improves.