People · China
Yangbiao Liao (廖扬彪)
3×3 · top 4.2% of 284,439 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 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,610th in China. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since December 2024, he has put 178 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. Yangbiao has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% 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 | 10.87 | top 4.2% | 1,610 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 1.94 | 3.46 | top 4.4% | 587 / 15,796 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.34 | 5.34 | top 4.8% | 579 / 10,224 | |
| 4×4 | 33.24 | 38.20 | top 5.2% | 515 / 5,926 | |
| 5×5 | 1:11.05 | 1:21.83 | top 12.4% | 608 / 2,816 | |
| Megaminx | 1:06.71 | 1:32.72 | top 13.8% | 397 / 1,678 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.35 | 21.59 | top 16.0% | 1,585 / 5,922 | |
| 6×6 | 2:48.70 | 2:54.59 | early days — 3 solves | 735 / 1,349 | |
| Clock | 12.31 | 13.17 | top 36.4% | 871 / 1,843 | |
| 7×7 | 4:32.99 | — | early days — 1 solve | 783 / 1,261 |
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
- 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 34 rounds, finished ahead once
- Wenqiang Yan (严文强) — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead 19 times
- Yang Pin Xiu (楊品修) — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.72 away.
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.94 away.
Targets move as he improves.