People · China
Zheyu Liao (廖喆宇)
3×3 blindfolded · top 3.4% of 12,178 all-time · competing since July 2018 · 2018LIAO08
Zheyu Liao (廖喆宇) has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3 blindfolded: a personal-best single of 26.87, set at Hong Kong Championship 2025, puts him in the top 3.4% of the 12,178 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 56th in China. Until October 2012, no official 3×3 blindfolded solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since July 2018, he has put 41 official solves on the record across four events. His 3×3 blindfolded best has come down from 2:01.34 in July 2018 to 26.87, a 78% improvement. Zheyu 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 blindfolded | 26.87 | 30.78 | top 3.4% | 56 / 1,183 | |
| 3×3 | 10.10 | 13.84 | top 7.8% | 3,018 / 28,153 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.00 | 20.69 | top 17.8% | 1,770 / 5,922 | |
| 4×4 | 1:04.10 | — | early days — 2 solves | 3,930 / 5,926 |
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 blindfolded. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 1 Jul 2018First competition: Huizhou Open 2018. A 13.40 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Guangdong Open - Revival & Rival 2026 · 6 Feb 2026
- Hong Kong Championship 2025 · 15 Nov 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Guangzhou 3x3 Quiet Day 2025 · 3 Aug 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Shenzhen Nanshan Open 2024 · 22 Jun 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Huizhou Open 2018 · 1 Jul 2018 — 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.
- Chu Yiu On (朱耀安) — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Yonghao Xu (徐永浩) — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Sora Wenjie Xu (徐文杰) — met in 5 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-25 3×3 blindfolded single — 355 people have one; it is 1.87 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.10 away.
Targets move as he improves.