People · China
Yichen Liu (刘一尘)
3×3 · top 6.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2026 · 2026LIUY04
Yichen Liu (刘一尘) has been competing for 7 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.75, set at Start of Summer Beijing 2026, puts him in the top 6.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,641st in China. Until November 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 2 competitions since February 2026, he has put 25 official solves on the record across two events. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.97 in February 2026 to 9.75, a 30% improvement. Yichen has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.75 | 10.79 | top 6.8% | 2,641 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 3.32 | 5.44 | top 18.0% | 2,923 / 15,796 |
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
- 1 May 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.75 at Start of Summer Beijing 2026.
- 6 Feb 2026First competition: Guangdong Open - Revival & Rival 2026. A 13.97 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Start of Summer Beijing 2026 · 1 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Guangdong Open - Revival & Rival 2026 · 6 Feb 2026
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.
- Daoming Ye (叶道明) — met in 5 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Minxing Zhang (张敏行) — met in 5 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Zhuoting Qu (屈卓廷) — met in 5 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.75 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.32 away.
Targets move as he improves.