People · United States
Daniel Li
3×3 · top 14.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since March 2011 · 2011LIDA01
Daniel Li has been competing for 16 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 12.11, set at Big Apple Spring 2016, puts him in the top 14.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 7,637th in the United States. Across 3 competitions since March 2011, he has put 41 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.00 in March 2011 to 12.11, a 45% improvement. Daniel has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 12.11 | 15.67 | top 14.3% | 7,637 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 5.40 | 6.11 | top 44.2% | 17,814 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 36.14 | — | early days — 1 solve | 8,312 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 1:36.49 | — | top 68.3% | 12,149 / 19,072 |
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
- 21 May 2016First sub-15 3×3: 14.09 at Big Apple Spring 2016.
- 21 May 2016Four personal bests in one day at Big Apple Spring 2016.
- 18 Aug 2012First sub-20 3×3: 17.46 at St. Joseph's College Summer 2012.
- 19 Mar 2011First competition: Newark Head to Head 2011. A 22.00 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Big Apple Spring 2016 · 21 May 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- St. Joseph's College Summer 2012 · 18 Aug 2012 — 2 personal bests set
- Newark Head to Head 2011 · 19 Mar 2011
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.
- Zach Goldman — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ernie Pulchny — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
- Eric Zhao — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.11 away.
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 73,413 people have one; it is 0.40 away.
Targets move as he improves.