People · China
Tianci Liu (刘天赐)
3×3 · top 7.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2017 · 2017LIUT01
Tianci Liu (刘天赐) has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.92, set at Quanzhou Summer 2026, puts him in the top 7.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,816th in China. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since July 2017, he has put 23 official solves on the record across one event. His 3×3 best has come down from 26.20 in July 2017 to 9.92, a 62% improvement. Tianci has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 9.92 | 10.60 | top 7.2% | 2,816 / 28,153 |
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
- 30 May 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.92 at Quanzhou Summer 2026.
- 4 May 2019First sub-20 3×3: 12.87 at Xiamen Open 2019.
- 4 May 2019First sub-15 3×3: 12.87 at Xiamen Open 2019.
- 2 Jul 2017First competition: Quanzhou Open 2017. A 26.20 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Quanzhou Summer 2026 · 30 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Quanzhou Open 2019 · 25 Aug 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Xiamen Open 2019 · 4 May 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Quanzhou Open 2017 · 2 Jul 2017
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.
- Jing Guo (郭靖) — met in 4 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Chenxin Gao (高晨昕) — met in 4 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Baiqiang Dong (董百强) — met in 4 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.92 away.
Targets move as he improves.