People · China
Hongda Li (李洪达)
Skewb · top 7.4% of 73,281 all-time · competing since May 2012 · 2012LIHO01
Hongda Li (李洪达) has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.45, set at Inner Mongolia Winter 2019, puts him in the top 7.4% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 419th in China. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since May 2012, he has put 311 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 67% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 30.80 in May 2012 to 13.91, a 55% improvement. Hongda has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 3.45 | 6.09 | top 7.4% | 419 / 5,004 | |
| Clock | 6.43 | 7.63 | top 8.8% | 191 / 1,843 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.23 | 6.41 | top 14.6% | 1,727 / 10,224 | |
| 3×3 | 13.91 | 16.19 | top 20.6% | 7,973 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 4.88 | 5.14 | top 37.8% | 6,522 / 15,796 | |
| 4×4 | 1:03.73 | 1:08.61 | top 40.4% | 3,901 / 5,926 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 40 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 560 / 1,058 | |
| Megaminx | 2:08.14 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,308 / 1,678 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:30.08 | 1:40.98 | top 94.9% | 5,908 / 5,922 |
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
- 22 Dec 2018Four personal bests in one day at Taiyuan Winter 2018.
- 5 Oct 2017Five personal bests in one day at Hefei Open 2017.
- 7 May 2017First sub-15 3×3: 14.89 at Taiyuan Open 2017.
- 7 May 2017Three personal bests in one day at Taiyuan Open 2017.
- 5 Jun 2016First sub-20 3×3: 16.40 at Taiyuan Open 2016.
- 24 Oct 2015Four personal bests in one day at Beijing Open 2015.
Competitions
- Linfen Open 2019 · 7 Jul 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Inner Mongolia Winter 2019 · 26 Jan 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Taiyuan Winter 2018 · 22 Dec 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Linfen Open 2018 · 8 Jul 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Taiyuan Autumn 2017 · 15 Oct 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Hefei Open 2017 · 5 Oct 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- Taiyuan Open 2017 · 7 May 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Taiyuan Winter Open 2016 · 20 Nov 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Taiyuan Open 2016 · 5 Jun 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Beijing Open 2015 · 24 Oct 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- Taiyuan Open 2013 · 19 Oct 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Taiyuan Open 2012 · 19 May 2012
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.
- Di Lu (卢迪) — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead 13 times · head to head
- Jianjun Li (李建军) — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead 30 times
- Yunzhou Zhu (朱云舟) — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead 24 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.45 away.
- A sub-6 Clock single — 2,324 people have one; it is 0.43 away.
Targets move as he improves.