People · United States
Eric Li
3×3 · top 5.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2017 · 2017LIER01
Eric Li has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.20, set at MYHM Puzzling in Plano 2023, puts him in the top 5.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,986th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since April 2017, he has put 94 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 57% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.86 in April 2017 to 9.20, a 45% improvement. Eric has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 9.20 | 10.45 | top 5.3% | 2,986 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.67 | 12.34 | top 25.2% | 6,883 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 53.55 | 59.93 | top 29.0% | 4,521 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 28.06 | 38.43 | top 42.1% | 5,652 / 15,683 | |
| Skewb | 10.93 | 14.20 | top 60.4% | 11,107 / 18,907 |
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
- 20 May 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.71 at MYHM Puzzling in Plano 2023.
- 20 May 2023Four personal bests in one day at MYHM Puzzling in Plano 2023.
- 1 Jul 2017First sub-15 3×3: 14.09 at Lexington Summer 2017.
- 1 Jul 2017Four personal bests in one day at Lexington Summer 2017.
- 29 Apr 2017First competition: Maybe Melrose Spring 2017. A 16.86 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Brazos Cubing Spring 2025 · 13 Apr 2025
- Brazos Cubing Fall 2023 · 10 Sep 2023 — 1 personal best set
- DFW Cubing Summer 2023 · 15 Jul 2023
- MYHM Puzzling in Plano 2023 · 20 May 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Lexington Summer 2017 · 1 Jul 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Maybe Melrose Spring 2017 · 29 Apr 2017
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.
- Tyler Gee — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Ryan Pilat — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
- Aarav Gaddam — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.20 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 0.67 away.
Targets move as he improves.