People · China
Binyu Li (李槟宇)
3×3 one-handed · top 0.86% of 73,695 all-time · competing since August 2014 · 2014LIBI01
Binyu Li (李槟宇) has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 3×3 one-handed: a personal-best single of 9.71, set at China Championship 2018, puts him in the top 0.86% of the 73,695 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 71st in China. Until December 2011, no official 3×3 one-handed solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since August 2014, he has put 272 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 88% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.56 in August 2014 to 7.96, a 37% improvement. Binyu 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 one-handed | 9.71 | 13.69 | top 0.86% | 71 / 5,922 | |
| 4×4 | 27.68 | 31.61 | top 1.6% | 158 / 5,926 | |
| 3×3 | 7.96 | 8.72 | top 2.7% | 981 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 2.11 | 4.19 | top 5.5% | 770 / 15,796 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.17 | 13.32 | top 21.3% | 2,435 / 10,224 | |
| Megaminx | 2:03.04 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,263 / 1,678 | |
| Skewb | 9.12 | 30.03 | top 49.3% | 2,803 / 5,004 | |
| 5×5 | 2:33.01 | — | early days — 2 solves | 2,521 / 2,816 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:15.31 | — | early days — 1 solve | 973 / 1,183 |
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
- 30 Apr 2017Three personal bests in one day at Wenzhou Open 2017.
- 8 Aug 2015First sub-10 3×3: 9.81 at Wuxi Open 2015.
- 8 Aug 2015Three personal bests in one day at Wuxi Open 2015.
- 9 Aug 2014First competition: Cross-strait Cubing Exchange 2014. A 15.51 3×3 single to start from.
- 9 Aug 2014First sub-15 3×3: 12.56 at Cross-strait Cubing Exchange 2014.
Competitions
- Suzhou Open 2019 · 4 Aug 2019 — 1 personal best set
- China Championship 2018 · 2 Oct 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Wenzhou Open 2017 · 30 Apr 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Hangzhou Autumn 2016 · 19 Nov 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Jinhua Open 2016 · 6 Aug 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Wuxi Open 2015 · 8 Aug 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Cross-strait Cubing Exchange 2014 · 9 Aug 2014 — 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.
- Jiayu Wang (王佳宇) — met in 44 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Ganghui Lin (林刚辉) — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead 21 times
- Zijia Feng (冯子甲) — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead 19 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 one-handed single — 151 people have one; it is 1.71 away.
- A sub-25 4×4 single — 588 people have one; it is 2.68 away.
Targets move as he improves.