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James Ding Li
Pyraminx · top 14.8% of 129,321 all-time · competing since March 2024 · 2024LIJA01
James Ding Li has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 5.25, set at Aliso Niguel Summer 2024, puts him in the top 14.8% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,869th in the United States. Across 4 competitions since March 2024, he has put 56 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 32.78 in March 2024 to 16.27, a 50% improvement. James has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 5.25 | 13.69 | top 14.8% | 3,869 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 16.27 | 18.66 | top 28.7% | 15,718 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 5.18 | 5.92 | top 41.6% | 16,697 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 56.34 | 1:00.70 | top 81.6% | 12,147 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 2:05.74 | — | early days — 2 solves | 15,827 / 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
- 8 Sep 2024First sub-20 3×3: 17.24 at Aliso Niguel Summer 2024.
- 8 Sep 2024Four personal bests in one day at Aliso Niguel Summer 2024.
- 20 Apr 2024First sub-30 3×3: 28.48 at Nub Open Yucaipa 2024.
- 3 Mar 2024First competition: Orange County Newcomers 2024. A 32.78 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Nub Open Lake Forest 2024 · 15 Dec 2024
- Aliso Niguel Summer 2024 · 8 Sep 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Nub Open Yucaipa 2024 · 20 Apr 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Orange County Newcomers 2024 · 3 Mar 2024
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.
- Liv Coverdale — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Kyeongmin Choi (최경민) — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
- Peter A. Handayana — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.25 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 1.27 away.
Targets move as he improves.