People · United States
Jingchun M. Liu
3×3 · top 8.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2023 · 2023LIUJ14
Jingchun M. Liu has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.25, set at Georgetown Favorite Event Day 2026, puts him in the top 8.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,514th in the United States. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since December 2023, he has put 129 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 76% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.36 in December 2023 to 10.25, a 29% improvement. Jingchun has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 10.25 | 12.83 | top 8.2% | 4,514 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 42.24 | 49.28 | top 14.8% | 2,211 / 19,072 | |
| 2×2 | 4.10 | 5.76 | top 27.8% | 10,969 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.29 | 32.24 | top 35.0% | 4,620 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 1:47.74 | 2:12.85 | top 41.0% | 3,323 / 9,401 | |
| Pyraminx | 13.56 | 16.88 | top 75.8% | 22,446 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 9:19.23 | — | early days — 1 solve | 2,050 / 2,092 |
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
- 31 May 2026Three personal bests in one day at Georgetown Favorite Event Day 2026.
- 2 Nov 2024Three personal bests in one day at Austin NxN 2024.
- 10 Dec 2023First competition: Keep Austin Weird 2023. A 16.17 3×3 single to start from.
- 10 Dec 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.36 at Keep Austin Weird 2023.
Competitions
- Georgetown Favorite Event Day 2026 · 31 May 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Space City Winter TX 2025 · 4 Jan 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Austin NxN 2024 · 2 Nov 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Space City Winter 2024 · 6 Jan 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- DFW Cubing Fall 2023 · 17 Dec 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Keep Austin Weird 2023 · 10 Dec 2023 — 1 personal best 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.
- Tristan Patrick — met in 21 rounds, never finished ahead
- Rune Thomas Coulbourne — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Ryan Pilat — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.25 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,180 people have one; it is 2.24 away.
Targets move as he improves.