People · China
Lian Li (李联)
4×4 · top 2.0% of 85,040 all-time · competing since October 2023 · 2023LILI01
Lian Li (李联) has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 4×4: a personal-best single of 28.38, set at Cube Camp in Suan Phueng 2025, puts him in the top 2.0% of the 85,040 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 192nd in China. Until April 2012, no official 4×4 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since October 2023, he has put 208 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 4×4 best has come down from 37.75 in November 2023 to 28.38, a 25% improvement. Lian has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4×4 | 28.38 | 32.47 | top 2.0% | 192 / 5,999 | |
| 5×5 | 52.64 | 55.68 | top 2.6% | 111 / 2,857 | |
| Pyraminx | 2.91 | 5.24 | top 3.3% | 403 / 10,269 | |
| 6×6 | 1:37.15 | 1:47.43 | top 3.4% | 65 / 1,363 | |
| 3×3 | 8.45 | 10.34 | top 3.7% | 1,405 / 28,499 | |
| 7×7 | 2:37.53 | 2:48.02 | top 5.1% | 103 / 1,274 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 14.47 | 17.08 | top 7.1% | 699 / 5,994 | |
| 2×2 | 2.63 | 3.84 | top 10.3% | 1,585 / 15,939 | |
| Megaminx | 1:05.81 | 1:14.01 | top 13.2% | 383 / 1,693 | |
| Skewb | 7.07 | 9.98 | top 34.3% | 2,104 / 5,030 | |
| Square-1 | 22.93 | 28.17 | top 34.6% | 594 / 1,373 |
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, 4×4. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 9 Aug 2025Nine personal bests in one day at Cube Camp in Suan Phueng 2025.
- 4 Apr 2025Three personal bests in one day at Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2025.
- 18 Nov 2023Four personal bests in one day at Chongqing Open 2023.
- 15 Oct 2023First competition: Chengdu Flash Cube Open 2023. A 9.99 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Guangzhou Big Cubes 2025 · 21 Dec 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Cube Camp in Suan Phueng 2025 · 9 Aug 2025 — 9 personal bests set
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2025 · 4 Apr 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Chongqing Open 2023 · 18 Nov 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Chengdu Flash Cube Open 2023 · 15 Oct 2023 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Jiazhou Li (李佳洲) — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead once
- Jieming Zhao (赵捷鸣) — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Xinyu Wang (王欣宇) — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
Next targets
- A sub-25 4×4 single — 614 people have one; it is 3.38 away.
- A sub-50 5×5 single — 733 people have one; it is 2.64 away.
Targets move as he improves.