People · Chinese Taipei
Yue-Zhan Liu (劉岳展)
3×3 · top 2.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since September 2024 · 2024LIUY26
Yue-Zhan Liu (劉岳展) has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.59, set at Taoyuan Airport Cube Day 2025, puts him in the top 2.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 124th in Chinese Taipei. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since September 2024, he has put 155 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 84% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.65 in September 2024 to 7.59, a 48% improvement. He has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Chinese Taipei | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.59 | 9.50 | top 2.1% | 124 / 4,213 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 13.72 | 17.00 | top 5.6% | 71 / 802 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.65 | 5.08 | top 6.1% | 99 / 1,016 | |
| 4×4 | 34.35 | 38.60 | top 6.1% | 151 / 1,078 | |
| 5×5 | 1:10.65 | 1:18.28 | top 12.1% | 180 / 639 | |
| 2×2 | 2.93 | 4.15 | top 13.4% | 363 / 1,669 | |
| Clock | 9.80 | — | early days — 2 solves | 104 / 366 | |
| Megaminx | 1:33.07 | — | early days — 2 solves | 179 / 362 |
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
- 29 Nov 2025First sub-10 3×3: 7.59 at Taoyuan Airport Cube Day 2025.
- 28 Sep 2024First competition: Shin Kong Cube Open - New Taipei 2024. A 15.34 3×3 single to start from.
- 28 Sep 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.65 at Shin Kong Cube Open - New Taipei 2024.
Competitions
- Maru Cube Day Taiwan 2026 · 25 Jul 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Taipei Cube Open 2026 · 27 Jun 2026 — 1 personal best set
- BQHS Spring Open 2026 · 18 Apr 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Taoyuan Airport Cube Day 2025 · 29 Nov 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Shin Kong Cube Open - New Taipei 2025 · 9 Nov 2025
- Hsinchu Summer Open 2025 · 17 Aug 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Shin Kong Cube Open - New Taipei 2024 · 28 Sep 2024 — 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.
- Chao-Che Chung (鍾肇哲) — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Chuan-Chen Ho (何權宸) — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Wu Li (李悟) — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.59 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 one-handed single — 2,187 people have one; it is 1.72 away.
Targets move as he improves.