People · China
Zhaofei Liu (刘兆菲)
Pyraminx · top 13.7% of 129,321 all-time · competing since October 2016 · 2016LIUZ15
Zhaofei Liu (刘兆菲) has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 5.09, set at Zibo Open 2017, puts him in the top 13.7% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,629th in China. Across 11 competitions since October 2016, he has put 224 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 72% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.30 in October 2016 to 12.25, a 47% improvement. Zhaofei has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 5.09 | 8.23 | top 13.7% | 1,629 / 10,224 | |
| 3×3 | 12.25 | 13.76 | top 14.8% | 5,804 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 3.20 | 4.69 | top 16.6% | 2,660 / 15,796 | |
| 4×4 | 56.65 | 1:01.63 | top 32.7% | 3,273 / 5,926 | |
| Megaminx | 1:52.15 | 2:17.89 | top 41.6% | 1,176 / 1,678 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 34.80 | 43.16 | top 56.9% | 4,710 / 5,922 | |
| Skewb | 24.32 | — | early days — 2 solves | 4,670 / 5,004 |
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
- 3 Mar 2019Three personal bests in one day at Xianyang Open 2019.
- 17 Jun 2018Three personal bests in one day at Xuzhou Open 2018.
- 23 Dec 2017Four personal bests in one day at Zibo Open 2017.
- 18 Nov 2017First sub-20 3×3: 14.64 at Jinan Open 2017.
- 18 Nov 2017First sub-15 3×3: 14.64 at Jinan Open 2017.
- 1 Oct 2016First competition: Asian Championship 2016. A 23.30 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Zibo Open 2025 · 10 Aug 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Zibo Open 2024 · 19 May 2024
- Shandong Open 2019 · 4 Oct 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Heze Open 2019 · 21 Jul 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Xianyang Open 2019 · 3 Mar 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Wuhan University Open 2018 · 22 Sep 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Xuzhou Open 2018 · 17 Jun 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Zibo Open 2017 · 23 Dec 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Jinan Open 2017 · 18 Nov 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Zibo Open 2016 · 6 Nov 2016
- Asian Championship 2016 · 1 Oct 2016
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.
- Chenghao Guo (国成浩) — met in 40 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Kai Ma (马开) — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Haibo Sui (隋海波) — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.09 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.25 away.
Targets move as he improves.