People · China
Jinzhao Li (李今朝)
2×2 · top 2.4% of 186,767 all-time · competing since November 2016 · 2016LIJI16
Jinzhao Li (李今朝) has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.55, set at Chengdu New Year Afternoon 2021, puts him in the top 2.4% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 276th in China. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since November 2016, he has put 165 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 82% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 10.85 in November 2016 to 8.57, a 21% improvement. Jinzhao 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 | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.55 | 3.90 | top 2.4% | 276 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 | 8.57 | 10.96 | top 3.9% | 1,469 / 28,153 | |
| Megaminx | 1:13.10 | 1:26.90 | top 17.5% | 526 / 1,678 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.35 | 23.95 | top 21.4% | 2,132 / 5,922 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.52 | 10.02 | top 24.0% | 2,727 / 10,224 |
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
- 25 Mar 2018First sub-10 3×3: 9.54 at Hubei University Shahu Spring 2018.
- 19 Mar 2017Three personal bests in one day at Wuhan Chuyun Spring 2017.
- 6 Nov 2016First competition: Wuhan Open 2016. A 10.85 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Chengdu New Year Afternoon 2021 · 3 Jan 2021 — 1 personal best set
- Chengdu Winter 2019 · 9 Nov 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Hubei University Shahu Spring 2018 · 25 Mar 2018 — 1 personal best set
- WHU Rubik's Cube Days 2017 · 25 Nov 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Wuhan NxN Open 2017 · 20 May 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Changsha Xiangmo 2017 · 6 May 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Wuhan Chuyun Spring 2017 · 19 Mar 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Wuhan Open 2016 · 6 Nov 2016
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.
- Yikang Chen (陈毅康) — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 20 times
- Kaiyang Gao (高凯阳) — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Baiqiang Dong (董百强) — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.55 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.57 away.
Targets move as he improves.