People · China
Shuai Liu (刘帅)
3×3 · top 5.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2024 · 2024LIUS05
Shuai Liu (刘帅) has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.33, set at Jiajiang Open 2026, puts him in the top 5.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,193rd in China. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since July 2024, he has put 97 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.58 in July 2024 to 9.33, a 26% improvement. Shuai has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 9.33 | 11.80 | top 5.7% | 2,193 / 28,153 | |
| 4×4 | 43.74 | 48.77 | top 16.7% | 1,808 / 5,926 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.37 | 12.03 | top 22.8% | 2,602 / 10,224 | |
| Clock | 10.49 | 13.94 | top 27.5% | 641 / 1,843 | |
| 2×2 | 4.66 | 6.20 | top 35.0% | 6,013 / 15,796 | |
| 5×5 | 2:05.58 | — | early days — 2 solves | 2,172 / 2,816 | |
| Skewb | 13.54 | 16.69 | top 73.0% | 3,815 / 5,004 |
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 Jul 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.33 at Jiajiang Open 2026.
- 8 Feb 2025Three personal bests in one day at Chengdu Spring Open 2025.
- 12 Jan 2025Three personal bests in one day at Chongqing New Year 2025.
- 20 Jul 2024First competition: Chengdu Summer 2024. A 12.58 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Jiajiang Open 2026 · 25 Jul 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Chengdu Embracing Summer 2026 · 5 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Chengdu Welcoming Summer 2026 · 4 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Chengdu Spring Open 2025 · 8 Feb 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Chongqing New Year 2025 · 12 Jan 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Chengdu Summer 2024 · 20 Jul 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.
- Zixiong Li (李紫雄) — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Ruimin Yan (颜瑞民) — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Yanchen Long (龙彦辰) — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.33 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,180 people have one; it is 3.74 away.
Targets move as he improves.