People · China
Tong Liu (刘通)
7×7 · top 5.2% of 14,226 all-time · competing since December 2023 · 2023LIUT02
Tong Liu (刘通) has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 7×7: a personal-best single of 2:38.17, set at Zhengzhou Zeal 2025, puts him in the top 5.2% of the 14,226 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 104th in China. Until March 2015, no official 7×7 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since December 2023, he has put 21 official solves on the record across two events. His 7×7 best has come down from 3:25.76 in December 2023 to 2:38.17, a 23% improvement. Tong has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 2:38.17 | 2:47.79 | top 5.2% | 104 / 1,261 | |
| 6×6 | 1:54.16 | 2:01.86 | top 8.8% | 192 / 1,349 |
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, 7×7. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 28 Dec 2025Three personal bests in one day at Zhengzhou Zeal 2025.
- 24 Dec 2023First competition: Xi'an Open 2023.
Competitions
- Xuzhou Zenith 2026 · 11 Apr 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Zhengzhou Zeal 2025 · 28 Dec 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Xi'an Open 2023 · 24 Dec 2023
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.
- Xinyu Wang (王欣宇) — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead once
- Xiang Li (李响) — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Jichuan Deng (邓冀川) — met in 5 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-2:00 7×7 single — 83 people have one; it is 38.17 away.
- A sub-1:30 6×6 single — 336 people have one; it is 24.16 away.
Targets move as he improves.