People · China
Zeqian Liu (刘泽谦)
3×3 · top 1.5% of 288,433 all-time · competing since July 2025 · 2025LIUZ07
Zeqian Liu (刘泽谦) has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.17, set at Nanchang Summer 2026, puts him in the top 1.5% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 563rd in China. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since July 2025, he has put 92 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.69 in July 2025 to 7.17, a 39% improvement. Zeqian has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 7.17 | 7.85 | top 1.5% | 563 / 28,499 | |
| 4×4 | 32.43 | 37.41 | top 4.6% | 458 / 5,999 | |
| 5×5 | 1:03.79 | 1:06.42 | top 7.8% | 381 / 2,857 | |
| 6×6 | 1:57.88 | 2:07.35 | top 10.2% | 225 / 1,363 | |
| 7×7 | 3:21.57 | 3:40.27 | top 16.9% | 360 / 1,274 | |
| 2×2 | 3.22 | 4.52 | top 16.9% | 2,754 / 15,939 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.05 | 19.94 | top 18.0% | 1,819 / 5,994 |
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
- 18 Jul 2026Four personal bests in one day at Nanchang Summer 2026.
- 27 Dec 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.82 at Zhengzhou Zest 2025.
- 27 Dec 2025Three personal bests in one day at Zhengzhou Zest 2025.
- 19 Jul 2025First competition: Xi'an Summer 2025. A 11.69 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Wuhan Golden Autumn 2026 · 12 Sep 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Nanchang Summer 2026 · 18 Jul 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Zhengzhou Zeal 2025 · 28 Dec 2025
- Zhengzhou Zest 2025 · 27 Dec 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Xi'an Summer 2025 · 19 Jul 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.
- Zhedong Wang (王哲栋) — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Xinyun Chen (陈新运) — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Yongtao Sun (孙永涛) — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 1.17 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,465 people have one; it is 2.43 away.
Targets move as he improves.