People · China
Yangbiao Liao (廖扬彪)
3×3 · top 4.2% of 288,433 all-time · competing since December 2024 · 2024LIAO15
Yangbiao Liao (廖扬彪) has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.72, set at Zhuhai Pi Day 2026, puts him in the top 4.2% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,647th in China. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since December 2024, he has put 238 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 91% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. Yangbiao 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 | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.72 | 9.75 | top 4.2% | 1,647 / 28,499 | |
| 2×2 | 1.94 | 3.02 | top 4.4% | 601 / 15,939 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.34 | 4.47 | top 4.9% | 591 / 10,269 | |
| 4×4 | 33.24 | 38.20 | top 5.2% | 535 / 5,999 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.31 | 18.91 | top 11.0% | 1,100 / 5,994 | |
| 5×5 | 1:11.05 | 1:21.83 | top 12.4% | 627 / 2,857 | |
| Megaminx | 1:06.71 | 1:32.72 | top 13.8% | 407 / 1,693 | |
| Clock | 11.78 | 13.17 | top 33.9% | 834 / 1,887 | |
| 6×6 | 2:48.70 | 2:54.59 | early days — 3 solves | 745 / 1,363 | |
| 7×7 | 4:32.99 | — | early days — 1 solve | 795 / 1,274 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 6 Feb 2026Five personal bests in one day at Guangdong Open - Revival & Rival 2026.
- 15 Jun 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.32 at Zhuhai Open 2025.
- 15 Jun 2025Three personal bests in one day at Zhuhai Open 2025.
- 7 Dec 2024First competition: Shenzhen Open 2024. A 10.14 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Guangzhou Grand Open 2026 · 5 Oct 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Zhuhai Pi Day 2026 · 14 Mar 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Guangdong Open - Revival & Rival 2026 · 6 Feb 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Guangzhou Big Cubes 2025 · 21 Dec 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Guangzhou Small Cubes 2025 · 9 Nov 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Jiangmen Open 2025 · 24 Aug 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Zhuhai Open 2025 · 15 Jun 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Shenzhen Open 2024 · 7 Dec 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.
- Zijian Cai (蔡子健) — met in 46 rounds, finished ahead once
- Wenqiang Yan (严文强) — met in 44 rounds, finished ahead 26 times
- Zhaoxuan Guan (关兆炫) — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.72 away.
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.94 away.
Targets move as he improves.