People · Chinese Taipei
Ping-Hao Liao (廖秉壕)
Skewb · top 8.8% of 73,281 all-time · competing since December 2021 · 2021LIAO07
Ping-Hao Liao (廖秉壕) has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.67, set at BQHS Spring Open 2026, puts him in the top 8.8% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 104th in Chinese Taipei. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since December 2021, he has put 161 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 19% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His Skewb best has come down from 4.27 in December 2024 to 3.67, a 14% improvement. He 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 | Chinese Taipei | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 3.67 | 5.49 | top 8.8% | 104 / 699 | |
| 2×2 | 2.64 | 5.12 | top 10.3% | 286 / 1,669 | |
| 3×3 | 12.47 | 15.19 | top 15.5% | 919 / 4,213 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.93 | 33.23 | top 28.6% | 370 / 802 | |
| 4×4 | 57.02 | — | top 33.1% | 569 / 1,078 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.88 | 11.90 | top 43.8% | 565 / 1,016 |
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, Skewb. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 17 Aug 2025First sub-15 3×3: 12.47 at Hsinchu Summer Open 2025.
- 17 Aug 2025Four personal bests in one day at Hsinchu Summer Open 2025.
- 28 Sep 2024First sub-20 3×3: 19.07 at Shin Kong Cube Open - New Taipei 2024.
- 11 Dec 2021First competition: Maru Cube Day 2021. A 23.44 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Shin Kong Cube Open - New Taipei 2026 · 9 Aug 2026
- Taipei Cube Open 2026 · 27 Jun 2026 — 1 personal best set
- BQHS Spring Open 2026 · 18 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Hsinchu Summer Open 2025 · 17 Aug 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Taipei Summer Open 2025 · 28 Jun 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- BQHS Spring Open 2025 · 13 Apr 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Taiwan Championship 2024 · 6 Dec 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Shin Kong Cube Open - New Taipei 2024 · 28 Sep 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Maru Cube Day 2021 · 11 Dec 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.
- Chao-Che Chung (鍾肇哲) — met in 37 rounds, never finished ahead
- Chuan-Chen Ho (何權宸) — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Wu Li (李悟) — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.67 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.64 away.
Targets move as he improves.