People · China
Pinhua Li (李品华)
3×3 · top 3.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2013 · 2013LIPI02
Pinhua Li (李品华) has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.17, set at Shenyang New Year 2019, puts him in the top 3.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,138th in China. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since July 2013, he has put 298 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 53% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.19 in July 2013 to 8.17, a 38% improvement. Pinhua 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 | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.17 | 9.87 | top 3.1% | 1,138 / 28,153 | |
| 4×4 | 35.56 | 36.98 | top 7.2% | 731 / 5,926 | |
| 2×2 | 2.33 | 3.49 | top 7.3% | 1,043 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.00 | 18.37 | top 10.2% | 997 / 5,922 | |
| 5×5 | 1:12.47 | 1:17.06 | top 13.4% | 658 / 2,816 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.88 | 12.81 | top 59.7% | 6,142 / 10,224 | |
| 7×7 | 7:34.78 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,204 / 1,261 |
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
- 27 Jan 2019Three personal bests in one day at Shenyang New Year 2019.
- 9 Jun 2018Five personal bests in one day at Harbin Open 2018.
- 28 Jan 2018Three personal bests in one day at Fushun Open 2018.
- 28 Jul 2017Three personal bests in one day at China Championship 2017.
- 1 Oct 2016First sub-10 3×3: 9.67 at Asian Championship 2016.
- 1 Oct 2016Eight personal bests in one day at Asian Championship 2016.
Competitions
- Shenyang New Year 2019 · 27 Jan 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Shenyang Summer 2018 · 5 Aug 2018
- Harbin Open 2018 · 9 Jun 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Fushun Open 2018 · 28 Jan 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Heilongjiang Colleges Open 2017 · 17 Dec 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- China Championship 2017 · 28 Jul 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Asian Championship 2016 · 1 Oct 2016 — 8 personal bests set
- Yingkou Open 2013 · 14 Jul 2013 — 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.
- Sheng Cao (曹晟) — met in 53 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Jack Pan (潘杰康) — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Yunliang Zhang (张赟量) — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.17 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 5.56 away.
Targets move as he improves.