People · China
Ming Li (荔明)
3×3 · top 6.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2018 · 2018LIMI03
Ming Li (荔明) has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.48, set at Changsha Autumn 2019, puts him in the top 6.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,336th in China. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since April 2018, he has put 154 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 18% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.12 in April 2018 to 9.48, a 41% improvement. Ming 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.48 | 12.26 | top 6.1% | 2,336 / 28,153 | |
| 4×4 | 41.89 | 47.49 | top 14.4% | 1,552 / 5,926 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.12 | 7.17 | top 20.9% | 2,397 / 10,224 | |
| 2×2 | 3.62 | 4.77 | top 21.7% | 3,574 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.32 | 26.52 | top 26.9% | 2,649 / 5,922 | |
| 5×5 | 1:36.75 | 1:50.08 | top 32.8% | 1,485 / 2,816 |
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
- 18 May 2019First sub-10 3×3: 9.53 at Hengyang Open 2019.
- 18 May 2019Three personal bests in one day at Hengyang Open 2019.
- 14 Apr 2019First sub-15 3×3: 11.16 at Changsha Spring Open 2019.
- 14 Apr 2019Three personal bests in one day at Changsha Spring Open 2019.
- 29 Apr 2018First competition: Changsha Xiangmo 2018. A 16.12 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Guilin Open 2021 · 16 May 2021 — 1 personal best set
- Changsha Autumn 2019 · 26 Oct 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Hengyang Open 2019 · 18 May 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Changsha Spring Open 2019 · 14 Apr 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Changsha Xiangmo 2018 · 29 Apr 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.
- Xinyun Chen (陈新运) — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Baocheng Wu (吴宝城) — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Zhijian Wang (王志坚) — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.48 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,180 people have one; it is 1.89 away.
Targets move as he improves.