People · China
Yiming Liu (刘一鸣)
3×3 blindfolded · top 1.3% of 12,178 all-time · competing since November 2025 · 2025LIUY24
Yiming Liu (刘一鸣) has been competing for 10 months. His best event is the 3×3 blindfolded: a personal-best single of 19.74, set at Xuzhou Zenith 2026, puts him in the top 1.3% of the 12,178 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 18th in China. Until November 2016, no official 3×3 blindfolded solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since November 2025, he has put 19 official solves on the record across one event. Yiming has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 19.74 | 21.51 | top 1.3% | 18 / 1,183 |
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 blindfolded. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 9 Nov 2025First competition: Weihai Open 2025.
Competitions
- Hefei August Open 2026 · 15 Aug 2026
- Weihai Open 2026 · 5 Jul 2026
- Xuzhou Zenith 2026 · 11 Apr 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Weihai Open 2025 · 9 Nov 2025
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 7 rounds, never finished ahead
- Zhi Qiao (乔智) — met in 4 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Yakai Gu (谷雅凯) — met in 4 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 blindfolded single — 19 people have one; it is 4.74 away.
Targets move as he improves.