People · United States
Nick Li
Skewb · top 8.2% of 73,281 all-time · competing since November 2013 · 2013LINI01
Nick Li has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.57, set at Caltech Fall Open 2014, puts him in the top 8.2% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,264th in the United States. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since November 2013, he has put 127 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.90 in February 2014 to 11.10, a 38% improvement. Nick has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 3.57 | 5.91 | top 8.2% | 1,264 / 18,907 | |
| 2×2 | 2.66 | 2.94 | top 10.5% | 4,132 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 11.10 | 12.50 | top 10.8% | 5,842 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.35 | 20.57 | top 16.0% | 2,061 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 50.61 | 55.32 | top 25.5% | 3,917 / 19,072 |
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
- 8 Nov 2014Four personal bests in one day at Caltech Fall Open 2014.
- 17 May 2014First sub-15 3×3: 14.18 at Caltech Spring Open 2014.
- 17 May 2014Three personal bests in one day at Caltech Spring Open 2014.
- 16 Nov 2013First competition: Caltech Fall Open 2013.
Competitions
- Newport Winter Open 2014 · 6 Dec 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Caltech Fall Open 2014 · 8 Nov 2014 — 4 personal bests set
- Antelope Valley Fall 2014 · 4 Oct 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Caltech Spring Open 2014 · 17 May 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- Caltech Winter Open 2014 · 22 Feb 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Caltech Fall Open 2013 · 16 Nov 2013
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.
- James Hamory — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Nathan Soria — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead once
- Samuel Chiu — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.57 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.66 away.
Targets move as he improves.