People · China
Qun Li (李群)
3×3 · top 4.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2014 · 2014LIQU01
Qun Li (李群) has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.78, set at Changsha Open 2023, puts him in the top 4.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,666th in China. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since May 2014, he has put 53 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 10.46 in May 2014 to 8.78, a 16% improvement. Qun has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 8.78 | 10.20 | top 4.4% | 1,666 / 28,153 | |
| 4×4 | 42.88 | 47.09 | top 15.6% | 1,691 / 5,926 | |
| 2×2 | 3.51 | 4.66 | top 20.3% | 3,336 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.84 | 27.11 | top 28.3% | 2,763 / 5,922 | |
| 5×5 | 1:47.83 | 2:03.42 | top 41.1% | 1,826 / 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
- 23 Dec 2023First sub-10 3×3: 8.78 at Changsha Open 2023.
- 25 May 2014First competition: Harbin Open 2014. A 10.46 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Changsha Open 2023 · 23 Dec 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Heilongjiang Open 2015 · 20 Dec 2015
- Harbin Open 2014 · 25 May 2014
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.
- Yukun Xia (夏育坤) — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Dongyi Li (李东毅) — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Yuxuan Wang (王宇轩) — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.78 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,180 people have one; it is 2.88 away.
Targets move as he improves.