People · Australia
Joshua Shing Shun Li
3×3 · top 5.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2007 · 2007LIJO01
Joshua Shing Shun Li has been competing for 19 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.13, set at Brisbane Winter 2017, puts him in the top 5.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 482nd in Australia. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since October 2007, he has put 212 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, steadier than 99% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.33 in October 2007 to 9.13, a 44% improvement. Joshua has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% 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 | 9.13 | 10.74 | top 5.2% | 482 / 11,709 | |
| 2×2 | 2.37 | 4.09 | top 7.7% | 572 / 8,567 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.46 | 9.58 | top 10.0% | 462 / 5,993 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.62 | 20.95 | top 11.7% | 263 / 2,659 | |
| 4×4 | 41.84 | 48.01 | top 14.3% | 354 / 3,051 | |
| Megaminx | 1:23.94 | 1:35.85 | top 24.3% | 298 / 1,277 | |
| Square-1 | 22.02 | 27.40 | top 32.5% | 316 / 899 | |
| 5×5 | 1:59.00 | 2:04.19 | top 48.6% | 654 / 1,356 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:59.08 | — | early days — 2 solves | 243 / 394 | |
| 6×6 | 3:42.83 | — | early days — 1 solve | 366 / 641 |
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
- 16 Sep 2017First sub-10 3×3: 9.13 at Brisbane Winter 2017.
- 16 Sep 2017Seven personal bests in one day at Brisbane Winter 2017.
- 19 Sep 2015Five personal bests in one day at Brisbane Spring 2015.
- 1 Oct 2008First sub-15 3×3: 13.47 at Guangdong Open 2008.
- 1 Oct 2008Five personal bests in one day at Guangdong Open 2008.
- 1 Oct 2007First competition: Guangdong Open 2007. A 16.35 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Lexington Weeknights V 2024 · 5 Aug 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Lexington Weeknights III 2024 · 15 Jul 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Lexington Weeknights II 2024 · 1 Jul 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Brisbane Winter 2017 · 16 Sep 2017 — 7 personal bests set
- Brisbane Spring 2015 · 19 Sep 2015 — 5 personal bests set
- Guangdong Open 2008 · 1 Oct 2008 — 5 personal bests set
- Guangdong Open 2007 · 1 Oct 2007 — 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.
- Zhulu Ke (柯助錄) — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Timothy Sun — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- David Pearce — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.13 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.37 away.
Targets move as he improves.