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I-Jung Liao (廖奕融)

Pyraminx · top 11.3% of 129,321 all-time · competing since July 2023 · 2023LIAO03

I-Jung Liao (廖奕融) has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.69, set at XMUM Cube Open 2026, puts him in the top 11.3% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 178th in Chinese Taipei. Across 23 competitions since July 2023, he has put 483 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 66% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His Pyraminx best has come down from 16.12 in July 2023 to 4.69, a 71% improvement. He has entered 23 competitions, more competitions than 97% of everyone who has ever competed.

Pyraminx
best event — top 11.3% of 129,321 all-time
4.69
signature single · XMUM Cube Open 2026
483
official solves on the record
14%
solve-to-solve spread · wider than 66% of the field

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingChinese Taipei
Pyraminx4.696.97
top 11.3%178 / 1,016
2×23.506.15
top 20.2%505 / 1,669
Skewb5.839.90
top 24.4%239 / 699
Clock9.9314.78
top 24.8%108 / 366
3×315.2620.84
top 25.3%1,446 / 4,213
4×41:09.901:17.42
top 46.8%726 / 1,078

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

Maru Cube Day 2023: 16.12XMUM Cube Open 2023: 14.46Malaysia Cube Championship 2023: 10.07Zhongshan Open 2024: 8.04Robinson Latkrabang Cubing 2024: 7.94Sunway Velocity Mall Open 2024: 7.57Mofunland Speedcubing Singapore 2024: 8.28UTP Cube Open 2024: 8.95Rubik's WCA Asian Championship 2024: 5.57Cool Down Singapore 2024: 6.38Bangkok Cube Festival 2025: 5.74Kuala Lumpur Cubing Challenge 2025: 5.37Kedah Cube Open 2025: 6.02Malaysia Cube Championship 2025: 6.71Penang Cube Masters 2025: 6.71Gelugor Cube Carnival 2025: 6.54XMUM Cube Open 2026: 4.69MYHM UoSM Final Cube Open 2026: 5.321 Shamelin Cube Open 2026: 6.75Selangor Cube Open 2026: 7.84Kuala Lumpur Cubing Challenge 2026: 8.894.6916.1222 Jul 202322 Aug 2026

Best single per competition, Pyraminx. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

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.

Next targets

  • A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.69 away.
  • A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.50 away.

Targets move as he improves.