People · China
Li Gao (高力)
2×2 · top 15.5% of 186,767 all-time · competing since February 2011 · 2011LIGA01
Li Gao (高力) has been competing for 16 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.11, set at Tianjin Open 2012, puts him in the top 15.5% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,475th in China. Across 10 competitions since February 2011, he has put 195 official solves on the record across twelve 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. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.25 in February 2011 to 12.66, a 34% improvement. Li has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% 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 | 3.11 | 5.68 | top 15.5% | 2,475 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 | 12.66 | 15.24 | top 16.2% | 6,366 / 28,153 | |
| 4×4 | 1:02.87 | 1:12.07 | top 39.5% | 3,837 / 5,926 | |
| 5×5 | 2:11.25 | 2:29.81 | top 56.1% | 2,260 / 2,816 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.41 | 14.53 | top 56.2% | 5,839 / 10,224 | |
| Square-1 | 34.13 | 54.11 | top 57.0% | 967 / 1,362 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 36.27 | 46.41 | top 59.6% | 4,852 / 5,922 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 5:19.93 | — | top 82.3% | 1,099 / 1,183 | |
| 6×6 | 5:09.56 | 5:14.94 | top 83.2% | 1,294 / 1,349 | |
| Clock | 37.44 | 58.83 | top 91.6% | 1,759 / 1,843 | |
| Megaminx | 4:10.91 | 4:42.03 | top 91.6% | 1,648 / 1,678 | |
| 7×7 | 9:08.83 | 9:26.08 | early days — 3 solves | 1,250 / 1,261 |
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
- 23 Dec 2012Seven personal bests in one day at Tianjin Winter 2012.
- 27 May 2012First sub-15 3×3: 14.74 at Tianjin Open 2012.
- 27 May 2012Five personal bests in one day at Tianjin Open 2012.
- 25 Mar 2012Four personal bests in one day at Nanjing Spring 2012.
- 13 Feb 2011First competition: XinXiang Spring Festival Open 2011. A 19.25 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Asian Championship 2016 · 1 Oct 2016 — 1 personal best set
- China Championship 2015 · 2 Oct 2015
- Tianjin University Open 2015 · 26 Apr 2015
- TUT 2013 · 17 Nov 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- Tianjin Winter 2012 · 23 Dec 2012 — 7 personal bests set
- Beijing Winter 2012 · 24 Nov 2012 — 2 personal bests set
- Tianjin Open 2012 · 27 May 2012 — 5 personal bests set
- Nanjing Spring 2012 · 25 Mar 2012 — 4 personal bests set
- Xiamen Open 2011 · 16 Jul 2011
- XinXiang Spring Festival Open 2011 · 13 Feb 2011
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.
- Congjian Zhang (张丛健) — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Hongye Sun (孙虹烨) — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead once
- Guolun Gao (高国伦) — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 19 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.11 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.66 away.
Targets move as he improves.