People · China
Yujie Liu (刘宇杰)
3×3 · top 1.6% of 288,433 all-time · competing since May 2026 · 2026LIUY14
Yujie Liu (刘宇杰) has been competing for 6 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.21, set at Guangzhou Grand Open 2026, puts him in the top 1.6% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 585th in China. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 2 competitions since May 2026, he has put 55 official solves on the record across three events. His 3×3 one-handed best has come down from 14.28 in May 2026 to 11.29, a 21% improvement. Yujie has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.21 | 9.61 | top 1.6% | 585 / 28,499 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 11.29 | 14.13 | top 2.2% | 185 / 5,994 | |
| 4×4 | 41.39 | 49.19 | top 13.8% | 1,527 / 5,999 |
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 one-handed. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 2 May 2026First competition: Foshan Open 2026. A 8.46 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Guangzhou Grand Open 2026 · 5 Oct 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Foshan Open 2026 · 2 May 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.
- Guangtong Quan (全广通) — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Yuxuan Song (宋宇轩) — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Yusheng Du (杜宇生) — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 1.21 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 one-handed single — 800 people have one; it is 1.29 away.
Targets move as he improves.