People · France
Raphaël Li (李逸伯阳)
Skewb · top 7.1% of 73,281 all-time · competing since April 2018 · 2018LIYI06
Raphaël Li (李逸伯阳) has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.40, set at Beijing Winter 2019, puts him in the top 7.1% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 108th in France. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since April 2018, he has put 99 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His Pyraminx best has come down from 6.26 in April 2018 to 5.56, an 11% improvement. He 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 | France | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 3.40 | 5.40 | top 7.1% | 108 / 1,291 | |
| 3×3 | 11.40 | 14.16 | top 11.8% | 606 / 4,746 | |
| 2×2 | 3.17 | 4.17 | top 16.3% | 584 / 3,074 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.56 | 8.17 | top 16.8% | 420 / 2,148 | |
| Clock | 14.84 | — | early days — 3 solves | 340 / 714 |
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, Pyraminx. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 7 Dec 2019Four personal bests in one day at Beijing Winter 2019.
- 2 Oct 2018First sub-15 3×3: 13.54 at China Championship 2018.
- 2 Oct 2018Three personal bests in one day at China Championship 2018.
- 30 Apr 2018First competition: Beijing Open 2018. A 18.38 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Beijing Winter 2019 · 7 Dec 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- China Championship 2018 · 2 Oct 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Beijing Open 2018 · 30 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.
- Litao Hao (郝立涛) — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Aolin Tang (唐奥林) — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Yubo Ji (纪宇博) — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.40 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.40 away.
Targets move as he improves.