People · China
Lingxiao Li (李凌霄)
3×3 · top 0.51% of 288,433 all-time · competing since April 2021 · 2021LILI02
Lingxiao Li (李凌霄) has been competing for 6 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 6.03, set at Beijing Autumn Begins 2026, puts him in the top 0.51% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 194th in China. Until June 2011, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 16 competitions since April 2021, he has put 239 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 70% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.61 in April 2021 to 6.03, a 56% improvement. Lingxiao has entered 16 competitions, more competitions than 96% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 6.03 | 7.28 | top 0.51% | 194 / 28,499 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 17.07 | 23.61 | top 0.65% | 6 / 1,184 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.01 | 3.77 | top 3.7% | 453 / 10,269 | |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 2:49.49 | — | top 7.1% | 18 / 149 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 18 of 21 cubes · 47:31 | — | top 7.9% | 23 / 279 | |
| 5×5 blindfolded | 7:05.73 | — | top 11.2% | 15 / 97 |
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
- 1 Oct 2026Four personal bests in one day at Beijing Autumn Rivalry 2026.
- 18 Aug 2024Three personal bests in one day at Please Be Quiet Beijing 2024.
- 5 Apr 2024Four personal bests in one day at Shenyang Spring 2024.
- 17 Dec 2023First sub-10 3×3: 8.52 at Shenyang Open 2023.
- 4 Apr 2021First competition: Beijing Spring AM 2021. A 13.61 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Beijing Autumn Rivalry 2026 · 1 Oct 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Beijing Autumn Begins 2026 · 22 Aug 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Please Don't DNF Beijing 2026 · 16 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Start of Summer Beijing 2026 · 1 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Beijing Spring Open 2026 · 28 Mar 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Guangdong Open - Revival & Rival 2026 · 6 Feb 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Beijing Only 3x3 2025 · 23 Nov 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Harbin Open 2025 · 20 Jul 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Beijing Summer 2025 · 17 May 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2025 · 4 Apr 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Chengdu Spring Open 2025 · 8 Feb 2025
- Beijing Winter 2025 · 4 Jan 2025
- Please Be Quiet Beijing 2024 · 18 Aug 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Shenyang Spring 2024 · 5 Apr 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Shenyang Open 2023 · 17 Dec 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Beijing Spring AM 2021 · 4 Apr 2021
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.
- Yifan Wang (王逸帆) — met in 51 rounds, finished ahead 24 times · head to head
- Tianyu Zhao (赵天愉) — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead 22 times
- Yuheng Wu (吴雨衡) — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 28 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 0.03 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 blindfolded single — 20 people have one; it is 2.07 away.
Targets move as he improves.