People · China
Ruiqi Li (李睿祁)
3×3 · top 3.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2023 · 2023LIRU02
Ruiqi Li (李睿祁) has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.32, set at Kunshan Open 2024, puts him in the top 3.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,260th in China. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since October 2023, he has put 117 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 10.13 in October 2023 to 8.32, an 18% improvement. Ruiqi has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 8.32 | 10.33 | top 3.4% | 1,260 / 28,153 | |
| 4×4 | 39.50 | 45.02 | top 11.5% | 1,226 / 5,926 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.53 | 20.35 | top 13.9% | 1,377 / 5,922 | |
| 2×2 | 3.31 | 4.37 | top 17.9% | 2,901 / 15,796 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.89 | 9.87 | top 27.0% | 3,022 / 10,224 | |
| 5×5 | 1:33.67 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,376 / 2,816 | |
| Clock | 11.14 | 14.41 | top 30.8% | 726 / 1,843 | |
| Skewb | 7.27 | 10.78 | top 35.8% | 2,163 / 5,004 | |
| 6×6 | 4:47.66 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,266 / 1,349 |
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
- 14 Apr 2024Three personal bests in one day at Kunshan Open 2024.
- 2 Mar 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.08 at Hangzhou Spring 2024.
- 2 Mar 2024Four personal bests in one day at Hangzhou Spring 2024.
- 15 Oct 2023First competition: Chengdu Flash Cube Open 2023. A 10.13 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Xi'an Open 2024 · 3 Aug 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Kunshan Open 2024 · 14 Apr 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Hangzhou Spring 2024 · 2 Mar 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Chengdu Flash Cube Open 2023 · 15 Oct 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.
- Hongjie Zhang (张鸿杰) — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Heyu Fu (付荷语) — met in 18 rounds, never finished ahead
- Yuhang Sun (孙煜航) — met in 18 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.32 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 9.50 away.
Targets move as he improves.