People · Hong Kong, China
Li Pak Him (李柏謙)
3×3 · top 3.8% of 288,433 all-time · competing since August 2018 · 2018HIML01
Li Pak Him (李柏謙) has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.50, set at Shenzhen Open 2019, puts him in the top 3.8% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 122nd in Hong Kong, China. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since August 2018, he has put 155 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 4.95 in January 2019 to 3.37, a 32% improvement. Li has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Hong Kong, China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.50 | 12.59 | top 3.8% | 122 / 1,424 | |
| 4×4 | 45.16 | 50.15 | top 18.6% | 150 / 447 | |
| 2×2 | 3.37 | 4.36 | top 18.7% | 231 / 880 | |
| Megaminx | 1:21.54 | 1:34.43 | top 22.9% | 71 / 169 | |
| 5×5 | 1:33.81 | 1:38.86 | top 30.6% | 105 / 196 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.82 | 27.84 | top 31.1% | 193 / 384 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.81 | 9.62 | top 34.7% | 217 / 448 | |
| Skewb | 7.92 | 14.47 | top 40.7% | 162 / 293 | |
| Clock | 13.43 | — | early days — 3 solves | 92 / 159 | |
| 6×6 | 3:37.49 | — | early days — 1 solve | 74 / 90 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 21 Sep 2019First sub-10 3×3: 8.50 at Shenzhen Open 2019.
- 21 Sep 2019Five personal bests in one day at Shenzhen Open 2019.
- 24 Aug 2019Six personal bests in one day at Shenzhen Cubing 10th Anniversary 2019.
- 4 Aug 2018First competition: Cross-strait FMC 2018.
Competitions
- Hong Kong Small Cube Day 2023 · 26 May 2023
- Big 'n Blind Guangzhou 2019 · 8 Dec 2019
- Shenzhen Open 2019 · 21 Sep 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Shenzhen Cubing 10th Anniversary 2019 · 24 Aug 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- Hong Kong Cube Day 2019 · 26 Jan 2019
- Cross-strait FMC 2018 · 4 Aug 2018
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.
- Chan Hay Yin (陳希言) — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Wong Yuk Chi (黃昱誌) — met in 34 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ivan Li Ka Leong (李嘉亮) — met in 32 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.50 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,370 people have one; it is 5.16 away.
Targets move as he improves.