People · China
Zongqi Liu (刘宗奇)
Skewb · top 5.3% of 73,281 all-time · competing since March 2019 · 2019LIUZ03
Zongqi Liu (刘宗奇) has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.07, set at Shandong Open 2019, puts him in the top 5.3% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 295th in China. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since March 2019, he has put 221 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 21% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 2×2 best has come down from 4.26 in March 2019 to 2.52, a 41% improvement. Zongqi has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 3.07 | 6.61 | top 5.3% | 295 / 5,004 | |
| 2×2 | 2.52 | 4.94 | top 9.1% | 1,346 / 15,796 | |
| Clock | 7.75 | 9.02 | top 14.0% | 299 / 1,843 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.63 | 7.78 | top 17.3% | 2,010 / 10,224 | |
| 3×3 | 13.58 | 18.11 | top 19.5% | 7,571 / 28,153 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.59 | 26.71 | top 24.8% | 2,449 / 5,922 | |
| 4×4 | 57.77 | 1:19.59 | top 34.0% | 3,385 / 5,926 | |
| Megaminx | 1:47.09 | 1:48.37 | top 38.7% | 1,120 / 1,678 | |
| Square-1 | 34.79 | — | top 58.1% | 987 / 1,362 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 49 moves | 51.33 | early days — 3 solves | 892 / 1,058 | |
| 7×7 | 6:48.02 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,166 / 1,261 | |
| 6×6 | 5:14.28 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,298 / 1,349 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 16 Nov 2025First sub-15 3×3: 13.58 at Xuzhou Open 2025.
- 4 Oct 2019Six personal bests in one day at Shandong Open 2019.
- 26 Jul 2019Three personal bests in one day at China Championship 2019.
- 11 May 2019Five personal bests in one day at Lanzhou Spring 2019.
- 31 Mar 2019First competition: Qingdao Spring 2019. A 20.43 3×3 single to start from.
- 31 Mar 2019First sub-20 3×3: 18.69 at Qingdao Spring 2019.
Competitions
- Beijing Winter 2026 · 10 Jan 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Xuzhou Open 2025 · 16 Nov 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Shandong Open 2019 · 4 Oct 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- China Championship 2019 · 26 Jul 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Lanzhou Spring 2019 · 11 May 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Weihai Open 2019 · 6 Apr 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Qingdao Spring 2019 · 31 Mar 2019 — 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.
- Zhenyu Wang (王振宇) — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Shang Liu (刘尚) — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Xingkai Yin (尹星凯) — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.07 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.52 away.
Targets move as he improves.