People · China
Liqin Zhou (周立钦)
Skewb · top 10.0% of 73,281 all-time · competing since March 2026 · 2026ZHOU16
Liqin Zhou (周立钦) has been competing for 6 months. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.86, set at Wuhu Open 2026, puts him in the top 10.0% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 588th in China. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 2 competitions since March 2026, he has put 20 official solves on the record across two events. Liqin has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 3.86 | 7.25 | top 10.0% | 588 / 5,004 | |
| 4×4 | 44.33 | 49.93 | top 17.4% | 1,885 / 5,926 |
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 story so far
- 1 Mar 2026First competition: Quanzhou Big Cubes 2026.
Competitions
- Wuhu Open 2026 · 25 Jul 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Quanzhou Big Cubes 2026 · 1 Mar 2026
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.
- Wenzhuo Ji (季文卓) — met in 4 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Ruicheng Qi (齐睿诚) — met in 4 rounds, never finished ahead
- Yucheng Huo (霍宇成) — met in 3 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.86 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,180 people have one; it is 4.33 away.
Targets move as he improves.