People · China
Yining Liu (刘以宁)
3×3 · top 6.9% of 288,433 all-time · competing since October 2026 · 2026LIUY34
Yining Liu (刘以宁) has been competing for 1 month. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.79, set at Guilin Open 2026, puts him in the top 6.9% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,744th in China. Until October 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 1 competition since October 2026, he has put 19 official solves on the record across three events.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.79 | 11.15 | top 6.9% | 2,744 / 28,499 | |
| 4×4 | 42.33 | 48.53 | top 15.0% | 1,644 / 5,999 | |
| 5×5 | 1:20.31 | 1:27.83 | top 19.5% | 948 / 2,857 |
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 story so far
- 18 Oct 2026First competition: Guilin Open 2026. A 11.57 3×3 single to start from.
- 18 Oct 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.79 at Guilin Open 2026.
Competitions
- Guilin Open 2026 · 18 Oct 2026 — 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.
- Chuntian Long (龙椿天) — met in 4 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Jiaqian Zhang (张佳倩) — met in 4 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Deying Ou (欧德颖) — met in 4 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.79 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,370 people have one; it is 2.33 away.
Targets move as he improves.