People · Australia
Frederick Li
3×3 · top 5.3% of 288,433 all-time · competing since December 2023 · 2023LIFR02
Frederick Li has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.16, set at Tramsheds IX: June Saturday 2026, puts him in the top 5.3% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 493rd in Australia. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since December 2023, he has put 137 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 86% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.87 in December 2023 to 9.16, a 49% improvement. Frederick 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 | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.16 | 11.26 | top 5.3% | 493 / 11,943 | |
| 2×2 | 2.84 | 4.91 | top 12.5% | 970 / 8,727 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.71 | 9.68 | top 25.5% | 1,306 / 6,109 | |
| Megaminx | 1:38.92 | 1:45.16 | top 34.1% | 436 / 1,313 | |
| 4×4 | 57.98 | 1:07.18 | top 34.4% | 914 / 3,108 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.81 | 28.90 | top 36.4% | 837 / 2,685 | |
| Skewb | 12.91 | 17.05 | top 70.3% | 2,430 / 3,589 | |
| 5×5 | 2:44.61 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,064 / 1,412 |
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
- 6 Jun 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.16 at Tramsheds IX: June Saturday 2026.
- 11 Jan 2025Three personal bests in one day at Cubing at The Cube 2025.
- 28 Sep 2024Three personal bests in one day at Coffs Big Banana Bonanza 2024.
- 10 Aug 2024First sub-15 3×3: 12.55 at Puzzling Parramatta 2024.
- 16 Dec 2023First competition: Sydney Summer 2023. A 20.58 3×3 single to start from.
- 16 Dec 2023First sub-20 3×3: 17.87 at Sydney Summer 2023.
Competitions
- Tramsheds X: Winter Sunday 2026 · 30 Aug 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Tramsheds IX: June Saturday 2026 · 6 Jun 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing at The Cube 2025 · 11 Jan 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Coffs Big Banana Bonanza 2024 · 28 Sep 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Puzzling Parramatta 2024 · 10 Aug 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Sydney Summer 2023 · 16 Dec 2023 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Bryan Eng — met in 30 rounds, never finished ahead
- Thomas Tinlin — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead once
- Harrison Jonathan Newbery-Chunn — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.16 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.84 away.
Targets move as he improves.