People · China
Anqi Li (李安齐)
3×3 · top 7.3% of 288,433 all-time · competing since December 2018 · 2018LIAN42
Anqi Li (李安齐) has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.94, set at Berkeley Spring 2026, puts him in the top 7.3% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,914th in China. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since December 2018, he has put 105 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 36.67 in December 2018 to 9.94, a 73% improvement. Anqi 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.94 | 12.32 | top 7.3% | 2,914 / 28,499 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.36 | 8.41 | top 15.5% | 1,844 / 10,269 | |
| 2×2 | 3.45 | 5.56 | top 19.7% | 3,265 / 15,939 | |
| 4×4 | 53.17 | 55.08 | top 28.7% | 3,026 / 5,999 | |
| Clock | 11.27 | 13.38 | top 31.3% | 764 / 1,887 | |
| Skewb | 7.17 | 12.94 | top 35.1% | 2,144 / 5,030 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.81 | 36.82 | top 39.0% | 3,668 / 5,994 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:39.23 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,037 / 1,184 |
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
- 26 Apr 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.94 at Berkeley Spring 2026.
- 1 Jun 2024Three personal bests in one day at Tianjin Open 2024.
- 4 Apr 2021First sub-15 3×3: 12.97 at Beijing Spring PM 2021.
- 4 Apr 2021Three personal bests in one day at Beijing Spring PM 2021.
- 7 Jun 2019First sub-30 3×3: 19.84 at Beijing Summer 2019.
- 7 Jun 2019First sub-20 3×3: 19.84 at Beijing Summer 2019.
Competitions
- Berkeley Spring 2026 · 26 Apr 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Berkeley February Weekday 2026 · 6 Feb 2026
- Tianjin Open 2024 · 1 Jun 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Beijing Spring PM 2021 · 4 Apr 2021 — 3 personal bests set
- Beijing Spring Special 2021 · 3 Apr 2021
- Beijing Summer 2019 · 7 Jun 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Beijing Winter 2018 · 31 Dec 2018
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.
- Pengrui Xiang (向鹏睿) — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead once
- Yubo Ji (纪宇博) — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Shi Cheng (程实) — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.94 away.
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,242 people have one; it is 0.36 away.
Targets move as he improves.