People · China
Zhiwei Liu (刘志伟)
3×3 blindfolded · top 5.4% of 12,178 all-time · competing since May 2017 · 2017LIUZ04
Zhiwei Liu (刘志伟) has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3 blindfolded: a personal-best single of 34.57, set at Quanzhou Blindfolded 2026, puts him in the top 5.4% of the 12,178 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 97th in China. Until February 2010, no official 3×3 blindfolded solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since May 2017, he has put 43 official solves on the record across five events. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.45 in May 2017 to 9.36, a 30% improvement. Zhiwei 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 | 34.57 | — | top 5.4% | 97 / 1,183 | |
| 3×3 | 9.36 | 10.77 | top 5.7% | 2,214 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 3.31 | 4.47 | top 17.9% | 2,901 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 11 of 15 cubes · 58:21 | — | early days — 2 solves | 79 / 278 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.47 | 28.87 | top 32.8% | 3,154 / 5,922 |
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
- 6 Feb 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.36 at Guangdong Open - Revival & Rival 2026.
- 6 Feb 2026Three personal bests in one day at Guangdong Open - Revival & Rival 2026.
- 14 May 2017First competition: Xiamen Open 2017. A 13.45 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Quanzhou Blindfolded 2026 · 31 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Guangdong Open - Revival & Rival 2026 · 6 Feb 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Please Be Quiet Quanzhou 2025 · 21 Dec 2025
- Quangang Morning 2025 · 31 Aug 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Xiamen Open 2017 · 14 May 2017
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.
- Kaijun Lin (林恺俊) — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead once
- Yonghao Xu (徐永浩) — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Ziyi Xu (徐梓翼) — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-30 3×3 blindfolded single — 501 people have one; it is 4.57 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.36 away.
Targets move as he improves.