People · China
Qi Liu (刘祺)
7×7 · top 3.2% of 14,226 all-time · competing since August 2016 · 2016LIUQ05
Qi Liu (刘祺) has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 7×7: a personal-best single of 2:26.91, set at Hefei August Open 2026, puts him in the top 3.2% of the 14,226 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 61st in China. Until July 2015, no official 7×7 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since August 2016, he has put 140 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.01 in August 2016 to 11.18, a 53% improvement. Qi has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7×7 | 2:26.91 | 2:38.92 | top 3.2% | 61 / 1,261 | |
| 6×6 | 1:39.26 | 1:49.13 | top 3.9% | 71 / 1,349 | |
| 5×5 | 57.22 | 1:02.74 | top 4.2% | 199 / 2,816 | |
| 3×3 | 11.18 | 12.30 | top 11.1% | 4,326 / 28,153 | |
| 4×4 | 39.97 | 43.35 | top 12.1% | 1,296 / 5,926 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.10 | 21.34 | top 18.1% | 1,799 / 5,922 | |
| 2×2 | 3.69 | 5.58 | top 22.6% | 3,714 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:35.92 | — | top 25.2% | 348 / 1,183 |
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
- 25 Apr 2026Four personal bests in one day at Deqing Big & Blind 2026.
- 20 Aug 2017First sub-20 3×3: 16.02 at Yangzhou Open 2017.
- 20 Aug 2017First sub-15 3×3: 14.02 at Yangzhou Open 2017.
- 20 Aug 2017Three personal bests in one day at Yangzhou Open 2017.
- 17 Aug 2016First competition: Yangzhou Open 2016. A 24.01 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Hefei August Open 2026 · 15 Aug 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Deqing Big & Blind 2026 · 25 Apr 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Yancheng Open 2025 · 7 Jun 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Deqing Spring 2025 · 19 Apr 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Xuzhou Autumn 2024 · 21 Sep 2024
- Deqing Big Cubes Summer 2024 · 24 Aug 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Yangzhou Open 2017 · 20 Aug 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Yangzhou Open 2016 · 17 Aug 2016
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.
- Ziyu Wu (吴子钰) — met in 23 rounds, never finished ahead
- Chang Guo (郭畅) — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Chenge Liu (刘晨舸) — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
Next targets
- A sub-2:00 7×7 single — 83 people have one; it is 26.91 away.
- A sub-1:30 6×6 single — 336 people have one; it is 9.26 away.
Targets move as he improves.