People · Australia
Frank Hu-Ao Li
Pyraminx · top 3.6% of 129,321 all-time · competing since September 2023 · 2023LIFR01
Frank Hu-Ao Li has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 2.98, set at Orange 2026, puts him in the top 3.6% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 165th in Australia. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since September 2023, he has put 188 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one; 95% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.54 in July 2025 to 12.18, a 26% improvement. Frank has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 2.98 | 5.01 | top 3.6% | 165 / 5,993 | |
| 2×2 | 2.53 | 3.56 | top 9.2% | 692 / 8,567 | |
| 3×3 | 12.18 | 16.62 | top 14.5% | 1,293 / 11,709 | |
| Clock | 9.28 | 11.26 | top 21.4% | 244 / 1,095 | |
| Skewb | 7.58 | 9.86 | top 38.1% | 1,136 / 3,534 | |
| Megaminx | 2:25.20 | 2:45.00 | top 58.9% | 744 / 1,277 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 37.82 | 52.15 | top 62.1% | 1,471 / 2,659 | |
| 4×4 | 1:29.76 | — | top 63.4% | 1,805 / 3,051 |
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
- 11 Apr 2026Four personal bests in one day at Orange 2026.
- 10 Jan 2026Four personal bests in one day at Adelaide Summer 2026.
- 30 Nov 2025First sub-15 3×3: 12.95 at Marino Madness 2025.
- 2 Oct 2025Three personal bests in one day at Australian Nationals 2025.
- 24 Sep 2023First competition: Australian Nationals FMC 2023.
Competitions
- Tramsheds IX: June Sunday 2026 · 7 Jun 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Orange 2026 · 11 Apr 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Adelaide Summer 2026 · 10 Jan 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Marino Madness 2025 · 30 Nov 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Australian Nationals 2025 · 2 Oct 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Kubing in Klemzig 2025 · 17 Aug 2025 — 1 personal best set
- SA State Championship 2025 · 19 Jul 2025
- Australian Nationals FMC 2023 · 24 Sep 2023
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.
- Dallas McNeil — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Kittatam Saisaard — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Rafael Chowindra — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.98 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.53 away.
Targets move as he improves.