People · United States
Jonathan Liu
3×3 · top 5.2% of 288,433 all-time · competing since March 2017 · 2017LIUJ02
Jonathan Liu has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.13, set at Bay Area Speedcubin' 17 2019, puts him in the top 5.2% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,948th in the United States. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since March 2017, he has put 161 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 60% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.72 in March 2017 to 9.13, a 33% improvement. Jonathan has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% 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 | 9.13 | 12.77 | top 5.2% | 2,948 / 60,666 | |
| 4×4 | 45.38 | 55.28 | top 18.8% | 2,877 / 19,354 | |
| 2×2 | 4.16 | 4.85 | top 28.6% | 11,507 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.30 | 37.33 | top 32.4% | 4,289 / 15,900 | |
| 5×5 | 1:42.99 | 1:48.46 | top 37.6% | 3,041 / 9,537 | |
| Square-1 | 26.79 | 40.61 | top 43.1% | 2,841 / 6,846 | |
| 6×6 | 3:16.51 | 3:36.16 | early days — 3 solves | 1,849 / 4,262 | |
| Megaminx | 2:10.28 | 2:28.62 | top 51.5% | 3,934 / 8,026 | |
| Skewb | 11.24 | 12.40 | top 62.1% | 11,641 / 19,164 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.24 | 12.69 | top 62.3% | 18,609 / 29,168 | |
| 7×7 | 5:52.53 | 5:55.21 | top 66.0% | 2,036 / 3,236 | |
| Clock | 46.32 | — | early days — 1 solve | 8,853 / 9,172 |
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
- 20 Sep 2026Three personal bests in one day at SacCubing XXIV 2026.
- 1 Jun 2019First sub-10 3×3: 9.13 at Bay Area Speedcubin' 17 2019.
- 18 Mar 2017First competition: MVCS Spring 2017. A 14.04 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Foster City Mini I 2026 · 23 Sep 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- SacCubing XXIV 2026 · 20 Sep 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Temecula Valley Back To School 2026 · 22 Aug 2026
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 17 2019 · 1 Jun 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 14 2019 · 16 Feb 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- West Coast Cubing Tour - Cupertino 2018 · 15 Jul 2018
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 11 2018 · 18 Mar 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 10 2017 · 20 May 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- MVCS Spring 2017 · 18 Mar 2017 — 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.
- Christopher Yen — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead once
- Eric Yang — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead once
- Siddharth Manchkanti — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.13 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,370 people have one; it is 5.38 away.
Targets move as he improves.