People · United States
Muhan Li
2×2 · top 6.1% of 186,767 all-time · competing since May 2023 · 2023LIMU01
Muhan Li has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.19, set at Derwood Cubing Derby Spring 2026, puts him in the top 6.1% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,437th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since May 2023, he has put 148 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 80% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.12 in May 2023 to 9.96, a 50% improvement. Muhan has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.19 | 3.29 | top 6.1% | 2,437 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 9.96 | 11.51 | top 7.3% | 4,034 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 44.59 | 51.73 | top 17.8% | 2,701 / 19,072 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.81 | 7.58 | top 18.6% | 4,946 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.48 | 27.50 | top 32.8% | 4,285 / 15,683 | |
| Skewb | 7.09 | 10.99 | top 34.3% | 5,797 / 18,907 | |
| Megaminx | 2:07.86 | — | top 50.0% | 3,727 / 7,841 | |
| 5×5 | 2:08.54 | — | top 54.6% | 4,609 / 9,401 |
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
- 20 Jan 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.96 at MoCo Cubing Winter 2024.
- 20 Jan 2024Three personal bests in one day at MoCo Cubing Winter 2024.
- 21 Oct 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.53 at River Hill Fall 2023.
- 10 Jun 2023First sub-20 3×3: 19.08 at Warwick Cube Day 2023.
- 13 May 2023First competition: Clash at Carlisle Spring 2023. A 20.12 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Derwood Cubing Derby Spring 2026 · 9 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- UMBC Winter 2024 · 2 Mar 2024
- Cubing in the Lion's Den 2024 · 10 Feb 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- MoCo Cubing Winter 2024 · 20 Jan 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- River Hill Fall 2023 · 21 Oct 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Slow N Steady Fall 2023 · 7 Oct 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Warwick Cube Day 2023 · 10 Jun 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Clash at Carlisle Spring 2023 · 13 May 2023
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.
- Brayden Adams — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead once
- Rich Tayag — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead 19 times
- Panashe Sharma — met in 26 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.19 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.96 away.
Targets move as he improves.