People · China
Chengxi Li
2×2 · top 11.1% of 186,767 all-time · competing since December 2014 · 2014LICH04
Chengxi Li has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.72, set at Caltech Fall 2015, puts him in the top 11.1% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,714th in China. Across 15 competitions since December 2014, he has put 265 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 55% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 5 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 37.55 in December 2014 to 13.14, a 65% improvement. Chengxi has entered 15 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.72 | 4.10 | top 11.1% | 1,714 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 | 13.14 | 16.93 | top 17.9% | 7,016 / 28,153 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.85 | 8.70 | top 18.9% | 2,167 / 10,224 | |
| Skewb | 6.64 | 10.76 | top 30.8% | 1,889 / 5,004 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.30 | 27.60 | top 35.0% | 3,321 / 5,922 | |
| 4×4 | 1:34.38 | — | top 66.8% | 5,282 / 5,926 |
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
- 16 Feb 2019First sub-15 3×3: 13.14 at Bay Area Speedcubin' 14 2019.
- 21 Oct 2018Three personal bests in one day at Bay Area Speedcubin' 12 2018.
- 17 Feb 2018First sub-20 3×3: 16.04 at Irvine Winter 2018.
- 21 Nov 2015Three personal bests in one day at Caltech Fall 2015.
- 11 Oct 2015Three personal bests in one day at Irvine Fall 2015.
- 1 Feb 2015First sub-30 3×3: 29.35 at St. Francis Winter Open 2015.
Competitions
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 18 2019 · 7 Jul 2019
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 14 2019 · 16 Feb 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 12 2018 · 21 Oct 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Berkeley Summer 2018 · 15 Sep 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Irvine Winter 2018 · 17 Feb 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Newport Fall 2017 · 7 Oct 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Caltech Winter 2016 · 20 Feb 2016
- Nub Open 2016 · 16 Jan 2016
- Caltech Fall 2015 · 21 Nov 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Irvine Fall 2015 · 11 Oct 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- San Diego Summer Splash 2015 · 23 May 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Orange Coast Puzzle Meet 2015 · 18 Apr 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Caltech Winter Open 2015 · 21 Feb 2015 — 1 personal best set
- St. Francis Winter Open 2015 · 1 Feb 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Newport Winter Open 2014 · 6 Dec 2014
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.
- Jungwoo Kim (김정우) — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead once
- Nathan Soria — met in 41 rounds, never finished ahead
- Sean Saito — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.72 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.14 away.
Targets move as he improves.