People · Canada
Samuel Li
Pyraminx · top 1.9% of 129,321 all-time · competing since October 2019 · 2019LISA01
Samuel Li has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 2.38, set at Richmond Spring 2026, puts him in the top 1.9% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 73rd in Canada. Until April 2011, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 18 competitions since October 2019, he has put 576 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 59% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 10.71 in May 2022 to 7.98, a 25% improvement. Samuel has entered 18 competitions, more competitions than 96% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 2.38 | 5.89 | top 1.9% | 73 / 4,858 | |
| 3×3 | 7.98 | 9.76 | top 2.8% | 275 / 10,392 | |
| 4×4 | 31.24 | 37.38 | top 3.6% | 81 / 3,118 | |
| Skewb | 3.07 | 6.30 | top 5.3% | 88 / 2,907 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 14.58 | 18.25 | top 7.2% | 152 / 2,620 | |
| 5×5 | 1:06.31 | 1:15.90 | top 9.2% | 107 / 1,499 | |
| 2×2 | 2.67 | 3.75 | top 10.6% | 694 / 7,173 | |
| Square-1 | 26.39 | 35.56 | top 42.2% | 363 / 952 |
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
- 21 Feb 2026Three personal bests in one day at Burnaby Winter 2026.
- 2 Sep 2023Three personal bests in one day at Cubing Around Metrotown 2023.
- 13 Jul 2023Three personal bests in one day at Canadian Championship 2023.
- 22 Apr 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.22 at Cubing on Par A 2023.
- 22 Apr 2023Five personal bests in one day at Cubing on Par A 2023.
- 17 Sep 2022Four personal bests in one day at Nanaimo Back to School 2022.
Competitions
- Chill Cubing in Chilliwack 2026 · 25 Jul 2026 — 1 personal best set
- 5x5x5 & Sides at UBC 2026 · 20 Jun 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Richmond Spring 2026 · 11 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Vancouver Mini Afternoon 2026 · 15 Mar 2026
- Burnaby Winter 2026 · 21 Feb 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Make Cutoff Maple Ridge 2025 · 6 Sep 2025
- Coquitlam Crunch 2025 · 3 May 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Maple Ridge Favourites 2025 · 4 Jan 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Vancouver's on Tracks 2024 · 8 Jun 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Vancouver Newcomers Afternoon 2024 · 16 Mar 2024
- Cubing Around Metrotown 2023 · 2 Sep 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Canadian Championship 2023 · 13 Jul 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubing on Par A 2023 · 22 Apr 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- UBC Odd Weekend 2022 · 11 Nov 2022
- Nanaimo Back to School 2022 · 17 Sep 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Richmond Open Summer A 2022 · 6 Aug 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- BC Cubing Springback B 2022 · 23 May 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Chilliwack Cubes Fall 2019 · 5 Oct 2019
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.
- Kevin Matthews — met in 86 rounds, finished ahead 61 times
- Ethan Rusnak — met in 72 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Callen Kleij — met in 71 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.38 away.
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.98 away.
Targets move as he improves.