People · China
Zhenghe Liu (刘正禾)
3×3 · top 1.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2023 · 2023LIUZ02
Zhenghe Liu (刘正禾) has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 6.86, set at Jiajiang Open 2026, puts him in the top 1.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 421st in China. Until November 2010, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since October 2023, he has put 67 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 75% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.41 in October 2023 to 6.86, a 65% improvement. Zhenghe 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 | 6.86 | 8.94 | top 1.2% | 421 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 3.85 | 4.41 | top 24.6% | 4,130 / 15,796 | |
| Megaminx | 1:36.24 | — | early days — 2 solves | 957 / 1,678 |
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
- 4 Apr 2026First sub-10 3×3: 8.19 at Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2026.
- 4 Apr 2026Three personal bests in one day at Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2026.
- 20 Jul 2024First sub-15 3×3: 10.40 at Chengdu Summer 2024.
- 15 Oct 2023First competition: Chengdu Flash Cube Open 2023. A 19.41 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Jiajiang Open 2026 · 25 Jul 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Chengdu Welcoming Summer 2026 · 4 May 2026
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2026 · 4 Apr 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Chengdu Summer 2024 · 20 Jul 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Chengdu Flash Cube Open 2023 · 15 Oct 2023
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.
- Ziyu Ye (叶梓渝) — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
- Kaichen Huang (黄楷宸) — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
- Tian Xia (夏天) — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 0.86 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.85 away.
Targets move as he improves.