People · Chinese Taipei
Wei-Yu Liao (廖威宇)
3×3 · top 4.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2019 · 2019LIAO17
Wei-Yu Liao (廖威宇) has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.96, set at Taipei Cube Open 2026, puts him in the top 4.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 282nd in Chinese Taipei. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since December 2019, he has put 175 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 92% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.28 in December 2019 to 8.96, a 41% improvement. He 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 | Chinese Taipei | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.96 | 10.40 | top 4.8% | 282 / 4,213 | |
| 5×5 | 1:11.52 | 1:24.35 | top 12.7% | 186 / 639 | |
| 4×4 | 40.51 | 44.57 | top 12.7% | 285 / 1,078 | |
| 2×2 | 2.90 | 3.81 | top 13.1% | 358 / 1,669 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.28 | 23.14 | top 13.3% | 182 / 802 | |
| Square-1 | 21.65 | 27.25 | top 31.7% | 137 / 323 | |
| 6×6 | 3:11.46 | — | early days — 1 solve | 201 / 292 | |
| 7×7 | 5:19.75 | — | early days — 1 solve | 185 / 252 |
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
- 27 Jun 2026Three personal bests in one day at Taipei Cube Open 2026.
- 27 May 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.88 at CK Cubing Party 2023.
- 27 May 2023Four personal bests in one day at CK Cubing Party 2023.
- 14 Jan 2022Three personal bests in one day at Taiwan Open 2022.
- 18 Dec 2020First sub-15 3×3: 13.30 at Taiwan Championship 2020.
- 13 Dec 2019First competition: Taiwan Championship 2019. A 15.28 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Taipei Cube Open 2026 · 27 Jun 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- BQHS Spring Open 2026 · 18 Apr 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Shin Kong Cube Open - New Taipei 2024 · 28 Sep 2024
- Shin Kong Cube Open 2023 · 16 Sep 2023 — 1 personal best set
- CK Cubing Party 2023 · 27 May 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Taiwan Open 2022 · 14 Jan 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Taiwan Championship 2020 · 18 Dec 2020 — 2 personal bests set
- Taiwan Championship 2019 · 13 Dec 2019
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.
- Chao-Che Chung (鍾肇哲) — met in 39 rounds, never finished ahead
- Chun-Pao Ni (倪君寶) — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Bo-Yan Wu (吳柏彥) — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.96 away.
- A sub-1:00 5×5 single — 2,252 people have one; it is 11.52 away.
Targets move as he improves.