People · United States
Daniel Li
3×3 · top 12.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2022 · 2022LIDA02
Daniel Li has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.55, set at Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 2026, puts him in the top 12.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 6,626th in the United States. Across 2 competitions since December 2022, he has put 17 official solves on the record across three events. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.52 in December 2022 to 11.55, a 46% improvement. Daniel has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 11.55 | 13.65 | top 12.3% | 6,626 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 3.47 | 5.55 | top 19.8% | 7,791 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 1:23.35 | — | early days — 2 solves | 10,132 / 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
- 14 Aug 2026First sub-20 3×3: 11.55 at Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 2026.
- 14 Aug 2026First sub-15 3×3: 11.55 at Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 2026.
- 10 Dec 2022First competition: West Chester Fall 2022. A 21.52 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 2026 · 14 Aug 2026 — 1 personal best set
- West Chester Fall 2022 · 10 Dec 2022
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.
- Nathaniel Rosenblatt — met in 4 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Kerry Go — met in 4 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Michael Pirollo — met in 4 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.55 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.47 away.
Targets move as he improves.