People · United States
Austin Li
3×3 · top 27.2% of 288,433 all-time · competing since March 2023 · 2023LIAU01
Austin Li has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 15.78, set at Shin Kong Cube Open - New Taipei 2026, puts him in the top 27.2% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 15,093rd in the United States. Across 4 competitions since March 2023, he has put 56 official solves on the record across five events. His 3×3 best has come down from 30.39 in March 2023 to 15.78, a 48% improvement. Austin has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 15.78 | 19.49 | top 27.2% | 15,093 / 60,666 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.29 | 12.02 | top 47.3% | 13,859 / 29,168 | |
| 2×2 | 6.18 | 10.81 | top 52.8% | 21,901 / 41,674 | |
| Skewb | 13.00 | 16.18 | top 70.7% | 13,485 / 19,164 | |
| 4×4 | 1:44.04 | — | early days — 1 solve | 13,466 / 19,354 |
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
- 9 Aug 2026First sub-20 3×3: 15.78 at Shin Kong Cube Open - New Taipei 2026.
- 22 Jul 2023First sub-30 3×3: 25.02 at Maru Cube Day 2023.
- 22 Jul 2023Three personal bests in one day at Maru Cube Day 2023.
- 11 Mar 2023First competition: Niskayuna Nimble Fingers 2023. A 30.39 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Shin Kong Cube Open - New Taipei 2026 · 9 Aug 2026 — 1 personal best set
- New New York New Year 2024 · 31 Dec 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Maru Cube Day 2023 · 22 Jul 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Niskayuna Nimble Fingers 2023 · 11 Mar 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.
- Evan Liu — met in 7 rounds, never finished ahead
- Angelo Terpening — met in 7 rounds, never finished ahead
- Curtis Chai — met in 7 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 70,740 people have one; it is 0.78 away.
- A sub-8 Pyraminx single — 47,369 people have one; it is 1.29 away.
Targets move as he improves.