People · China
Jiayi Li (李嘉忆)
3×3 · top 2.7% of 288,433 all-time · competing since October 2017 · 2017LIJI24
Jiayi Li (李嘉忆) has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.95, set at Guangzhou GraDUAL 3x3 I 2026, puts him in the top 2.7% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,000th in China. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 17 competitions since October 2017, he has put 391 official solves on the record across 14 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 67% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.44 in October 2017 to 7.95, a 41% improvement. Jiayi has entered 17 competitions, more competitions than 96% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.95 | 10.16 | top 2.7% | 1,000 / 28,499 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.48 | 7.49 | top 5.4% | 663 / 10,269 | |
| 4×4 | 34.56 | 42.04 | top 6.4% | 665 / 5,999 | |
| 2×2 | 2.55 | 4.00 | top 9.5% | 1,431 / 15,939 | |
| 5×5 | 1:06.59 | 1:14.45 | top 9.5% | 470 / 2,857 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.12 | 22.41 | top 12.9% | 1,306 / 5,994 | |
| 6×6 | 2:42.25 | 2:48.41 | early days — 3 solves | 694 / 1,363 | |
| Megaminx | 1:39.38 | — | early days — 3 solves | 1,030 / 1,693 | |
| 7×7 | 4:16.60 | — | early days — 2 solves | 712 / 1,274 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 40 moves | 42.00 | top 48.5% | 571 / 1,071 | |
| Skewb | 9.66 | 13.20 | top 52.9% | 2,977 / 5,030 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:09.49 | — | top 55.1% | 762 / 1,184 | |
| Clock | 19.40 | 26.43 | top 62.9% | 1,437 / 1,887 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 2 of 3 cubes · 16:34 | — | early days — 1 solve | 235 / 279 |
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 Feb 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.45 at Guangdong Open - Revival & Rival 2026.
- 6 Feb 2026Five personal bests in one day at Guangdong Open - Revival & Rival 2026.
- 21 Jul 2018Three personal bests in one day at Shenzhen Open 2018.
- 30 Apr 2018Three personal bests in one day at Guangdong Open 2018.
- 6 Apr 2018Six personal bests in one day at Cross-strait Cubing Exchange 2018.
- 4 Mar 2018Four personal bests in one day at Dongguan Open 2018.
Competitions
- Guangzhou Grand Open 2026 · 5 Oct 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Guangzhou GraDUAL 3x3 I 2026 · 5 Aug 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Nanchang Summer 2026 · 18 Jul 2026
- Guangzhou Big Cubes 2026 · 20 Jun 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Foshan Open 2026 · 2 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- FMCanton Nansha 2026 · 21 Mar 2026
- Zhuhai Pi Day 2026 · 14 Mar 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Guangdong Open - Revival & Rival 2026 · 6 Feb 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Shenzhen Open 2018 · 21 Jul 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Guangdong Open 2018 · 30 Apr 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Cross-strait Cubing Exchange 2018 · 6 Apr 2018 — 6 personal bests set
- GDSY Open 2018 · 24 Mar 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Dongguan Open 2018 · 4 Mar 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Yangjiang Open 2018 · 10 Feb 2018
- Big 'n Blind 2017 · 10 Dec 2017
- Zhongshan Open 2017 · 4 Nov 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- China's 10th Anniversary Championship 2017 · 1 Oct 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.
- Ming Zheng (郑鸣) — met in 59 rounds, finished ahead 30 times
- You Wu (吴悠) — met in 53 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Zijian Cai (蔡子健) — met in 51 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 1.95 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,783 people have one; it is 0.48 away.
Targets move as he improves.