People · China
Liangyu Cai (蔡良语)
3×3 one-handed · top 0.57% of 74,621 all-time · competing since February 2021 · 2021CAIL01
Liangyu Cai (蔡良语) has been competing for 6 years. His best event is the 3×3 one-handed: a personal-best single of 9.12, set at Foshan Open 2026, puts him in the top 0.57% of the 74,621 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 52nd in China. Until November 2013, no official 3×3 one-handed solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since February 2021, he has put 97 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 10.02 in February 2021 to 6.44, a 36% improvement. Liangyu has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 one-handed | 9.12 | 10.46 | top 0.57% | 52 / 5,994 | |
| 3×3 | 6.44 | 7.40 | top 0.81% | 316 / 28,499 | |
| 4×4 | 30.45 | 36.20 | top 3.2% | 323 / 5,999 | |
| 2×2 | 2.86 | 3.93 | top 12.7% | 2,021 / 15,939 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.10 | 8.16 | top 20.8% | 2,397 / 10,269 | |
| Skewb | 6.82 | 11.77 | top 32.3% | 1,991 / 5,030 |
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
- 2 May 2026Four personal bests in one day at Foshan Open 2026.
- 1 May 2021First sub-10 3×3: 9.91 at Guangdong Open 2021.
- 28 Feb 2021First competition: Guangzhou Panyu Morning 2021. A 10.02 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Foshan Open 2026 · 2 May 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Guangdong Open 2021 · 1 May 2021 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Zhiyuan Ma (马之元) — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Zhaohong Huang (黄兆鸿) — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Yangshuo Teng (滕仰硕) — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 one-handed single — 155 people have one; it is 1.12 away.
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 0.44 away.
Targets move as he improves.