People · China
Yawen Liao (廖雅文)
3×3 blindfolded · top 5.0% of 12,178 all-time · competing since May 2014 · 2014LIAO01
Yawen Liao (廖雅文) has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 3×3 blindfolded: a personal-best single of 33.26, set at Xi'an Open 2024, puts him in the top 5.0% of the 12,178 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 86th in China. Until February 2010, no official 3×3 blindfolded solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since May 2014, he has put 79 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.11 in May 2014 to 11.76, a 10% improvement. Yawen has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 blindfolded | 33.26 | — | top 5.0% | 86 / 1,183 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 13.98 | 19.99 | top 6.1% | 577 / 5,922 | |
| 3×3 | 11.76 | 12.40 | top 13.1% | 5,161 / 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
- 25 May 2014First competition: Zhengzhou Open 2014. A 13.11 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2025 · 4 Apr 2025
- Xi'an Open 2024 · 3 Aug 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Kunshan Open 2024 · 14 Apr 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Changsha Open 2023 · 23 Dec 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Wuhan Open 2015 · 10 May 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Zhengzhou Open 2014 · 25 May 2014 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Yifan Wang (王逸帆) — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Hongjie Zhang (张鸿杰) — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jieyu Yang (杨杰予) — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-30 3×3 blindfolded single — 501 people have one; it is 3.26 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 one-handed single — 2,187 people have one; it is 1.98 away.
Targets move as he improves.