People · China
Li Xiaotian
2×2 · top 5.9% of 189,179 all-time · competing since October 2019 · 2019XIAO15
Li Xiaotian has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.16, set at Fitchburg Fall 2025, puts him in the top 5.9% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 847th in China. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since October 2019, he has put 263 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 81% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.82 in October 2019 to 12.36, a 38% improvement. Li has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% 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 | 2.16 | 5.04 | top 5.9% | 847 / 15,939 | |
| Megaminx | 58.70 | 1:07.34 | top 9.4% | 241 / 1,693 | |
| 3×3 | 12.36 | 13.66 | top 15.2% | 6,080 / 28,499 | |
| 4×4 | 46.48 | 55.29 | top 20.2% | 2,214 / 5,999 | |
| Skewb | 5.27 | 8.82 | top 20.3% | 1,268 / 5,030 | |
| Square-1 | 17.89 | 21.75 | top 23.1% | 384 / 1,373 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.68 | 8.89 | top 25.3% | 2,881 / 10,269 | |
| 5×5 | 1:28.44 | 1:32.78 | top 26.1% | 1,239 / 2,857 | |
| 6×6 | 2:33.88 | 3:00.42 | top 27.7% | 604 / 1,363 | |
| 7×7 | 4:07.21 | 4:09.83 | top 33.6% | 660 / 1,274 | |
| Clock | 14.58 | 16.08 | top 46.2% | 1,115 / 1,887 |
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
- 3 Oct 2026Four personal bests in one day at Seabrook Open 2026.
- 29 Aug 2026Three personal bests in one day at Brookline Favorites IV 2026.
- 1 Aug 2026Five personal bests in one day at Hampton Beach Summer 2026.
- 22 Nov 2025Seven personal bests in one day at New Hampshire Championship 2025.
- 20 Sep 2025Five personal bests in one day at Fitchburg Fall 2025.
- 29 Feb 2020First sub-15 3×3: 14.43 at Flatåsen Open 2020.
Competitions
- Seabrook Open 2026 · 3 Oct 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Brookline Favorites IV 2026 · 29 Aug 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Hampton Beach Summer 2026 · 1 Aug 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- New Hampshire Championship 2025 · 22 Nov 2025 — 7 personal bests set
- Fitchburg Fall 2025 · 20 Sep 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Brookline Favorites III 2025 · 30 Aug 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Flatåsen Open 2020 · 29 Feb 2020 — 4 personal bests set
- Kjeller Mental Breakdown 2019 · 30 Nov 2019
- Nidaros Cubing 2019 · 4 Oct 2019
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.
- Jason Wickman — met in 41 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Derek White — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead once
- Alex Cohen — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.16 away.
- A sub-50 Megaminx single — 1,829 people have one; it is 8.70 away.
Targets move as he improves.