People · China
Qiwei Shi (施颀伟)
3×3 one-handed · top 2.0% of 74,621 all-time · competing since March 2024 · 2024SHIQ01
Qiwei Shi (施颀伟) has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3 one-handed: a personal-best single of 11.10, set at Xianju NxN 2026, puts him in the top 2.0% of the 74,621 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 168th in China. Until July 2011, no official 3×3 one-handed solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since March 2024, he has put 220 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 61% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 9.44 in March 2024 to 8.49, a 10% improvement. Qiwei 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 one-handed | 11.10 | 14.02 | top 2.0% | 168 / 5,994 | |
| 3×3 | 8.49 | 9.72 | top 3.7% | 1,449 / 28,499 | |
| 4×4 | 33.42 | 36.20 | top 5.4% | 544 / 5,999 | |
| 2×2 | 2.58 | 4.58 | top 9.8% | 1,496 / 15,939 | |
| Skewb | 3.83 | 5.84 | top 9.8% | 580 / 5,030 | |
| 5×5 | 1:26.79 | 1:36.81 | top 24.9% | 1,189 / 2,857 | |
| Clock | 10.81 | 13.95 | top 29.1% | 703 / 1,887 | |
| Megaminx | 1:47.40 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,140 / 1,693 |
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
- 7 Mar 2026Four personal bests in one day at Xianju NxN 2026.
- 21 Dec 2024Three personal bests in one day at Yancheng Open 2024.
- 24 Aug 2024Three personal bests in one day at Deqing Big Cubes Summer 2024.
- 30 Mar 2024First competition: Huzhou Open 2024. A 9.44 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Shanghai Summer 2026 · 1 Aug 2026
- Wuhu Open 2026 · 25 Jul 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Xianju NxN 2026 · 7 Mar 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Deqing Spring 2025 · 19 Apr 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Yancheng Open 2024 · 21 Dec 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Deqing Big Cubes Summer 2024 · 24 Aug 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Kunshan Open 2024 · 14 Apr 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Huzhou Open 2024 · 30 Mar 2024
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.
- Zhen Chen (陈震) — met in 28 rounds, never finished ahead
- Han Wang (汪涵) — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Qihang Yang (杨齐航) — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 one-handed single — 800 people have one; it is 1.10 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.49 away.
Targets move as he improves.