People · China
Maoke Li (李茂锞)
4×4 · top 3.3% of 85,040 all-time · competing since July 2018 · 2018LIMA11
Maoke Li (李茂锞) has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 4×4: a personal-best single of 30.60, set at Nanning Open 2026, puts him in the top 3.3% of the 85,040 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 334th in China. Until August 2011, no official 4×4 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since July 2018, he has put 150 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 82% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.08 in July 2018 to 9.26, a 16% improvement. Maoke has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% 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 | 30.60 | 37.23 | top 3.3% | 334 / 5,999 | |
| 3×3 | 9.26 | 11.10 | top 5.5% | 2,182 / 28,499 | |
| 5×5 | 1:04.35 | 1:14.28 | top 8.1% | 402 / 2,857 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.59 | 19.52 | top 9.4% | 923 / 5,994 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.06 | 7.72 | top 13.5% | 1,626 / 10,269 | |
| 2×2 | 3.96 | 4.64 | top 26.0% | 4,446 / 15,939 | |
| Skewb | 6.83 | 8.84 | top 32.4% | 1,996 / 5,030 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:08.70 | — | early days — 3 solves | 760 / 1,184 |
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 Aug 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.83 at Nanning Open 2026.
- 23 Aug 2026Three personal bests in one day at Nanning Open 2026.
- 8 Jun 2019Five personal bests in one day at Guilin Open 2019.
- 28 Jul 2018First competition: Nanning Open 2018. A 12.01 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Guangzhou Grand Open 2026 · 5 Oct 2026
- Nanning Open 2026 · 23 Aug 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Zhuhai Pi Day 2026 · 14 Mar 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Kunshan Morning 2021 · 2 May 2021
- Hangzhou Open PM 2021 · 18 Apr 2021 — 1 personal best set
- Guilin Open 2019 · 8 Jun 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Nanning Open 2018 · 28 Jul 2018 — 1 personal best 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.
- Zijian Cai (蔡子健) — met in 16 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ming Zheng (郑鸣) — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Xinyun Chen (陈新运) — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,465 people have one; it is 0.60 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.26 away.
Targets move as he improves.