People · China
Jiyu Liu (刘济瑜)
3×3 · top 9.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2021 · 2021LIUJ03
Jiyu Liu (刘济瑜) has been competing for 6 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.60, set at Foshan Open 2026, puts him in the top 9.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,624th in China. Until August 2006, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since February 2021, he has put 54 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.93 in February 2021 to 10.60, an 18% improvement. Jiyu 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 | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.60 | 13.60 | top 9.3% | 3,624 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 2.79 | 4.48 | top 11.9% | 1,845 / 15,796 | |
| 4×4 | 43.35 | 45.90 | top 16.2% | 1,759 / 5,926 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.44 | 25.87 | top 19.0% | 1,905 / 5,922 | |
| 5×5 | 1:33.23 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,354 / 2,816 | |
| 6×6 | 2:51.63 | 3:04.50 | early days — 3 solves | 763 / 1,349 |
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
- 28 Feb 2021First competition: Guangzhou Panyu Morning 2021. A 12.93 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Guangzhou Big Cubes 2026 · 20 Jun 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Foshan Open 2026 · 2 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Zhuhai Pi Day 2026 · 14 Mar 2026
- Guangdong Open - Revival & Rival 2026 · 6 Feb 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Guangzhou Panyu Morning 2021 · 28 Feb 2021
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.
- Yangshuo Teng (滕仰硕) — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead once
- Zijian Cai (蔡子健) — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
- Xusheng Hong (洪旭升) — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.60 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.79 away.
Targets move as he improves.