People · China
Yixi Liang
3×3 · top 4.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2022 · 2022LIAN19
Yixi Liang has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.92, set at Auckland Winter Open 2026, puts him in the top 4.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,787th in China. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since December 2022, he has put 103 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 67% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 10.85 in December 2022 to 8.92, an 18% improvement. Yixi 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 | 8.92 | 12.12 | top 4.7% | 1,787 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 2.21 | 3.84 | top 6.3% | 895 / 15,796 | |
| 4×4 | 1:11.54 | 1:30.17 | top 48.4% | 4,422 / 5,926 |
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
- 20 Jun 2026Three personal bests in one day at Auckland Winter Open 2026.
- 13 May 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.87 at Auckland Autumn 2023.
- 13 May 2023Three personal bests in one day at Auckland Autumn 2023.
- 9 Dec 2022First competition: New Zealand Nationals 2022. A 10.85 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Auckland Winter Open 2026 · 20 Jun 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- NZ North Island Championship 2023 · 27 Oct 2023
- Auckland Autumn 2023 · 13 May 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- New Zealand Nationals 2022 · 9 Dec 2022 — 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.
- Brandon Harris — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Jesse Brooke — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Yuki Gao — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.92 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.21 away.
Targets move as he improves.