People · China
Qiyao Ma (马祺曜)
3×3 · top 1.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2026 · 2026MAQI02
Qiyao Ma (马祺曜) has been competing for 5 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.08, set at Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2026, puts him in the top 1.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 505th in China. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 1 competition since April 2026, he has put 35 official solves on the record across three events.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.08 | 7.99 | top 1.4% | 505 / 28,153 | |
| Pyraminx | 2.33 | 3.60 | top 1.8% | 210 / 10,224 | |
| 2×2 | 2.30 | 2.84 | top 7.0% | 1,000 / 15,796 |
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
- 4 Apr 2026First competition: Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2026. A 7.08 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2026 · 4 Apr 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.
- Yu Ding (丁羽) — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Tian Xia (夏天) — met in 7 rounds, never finished ahead
- You Wu (吴悠) — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.08 away.
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.33 away.
Targets move as he improves.