People · China
Shanghong Li (李尚鸿)
Skewb · top 4.9% of 73,281 all-time · competing since August 2014 · 2014LISH01
Shanghong Li (李尚鸿) has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 2.98, set at Qinhuangdao Open 2019, puts him in the top 4.9% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 266th in China. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since August 2014, he has put 164 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 5 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.80 in August 2014 to 12.82, a 13% improvement. Shanghong has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 2.98 | 6.12 | top 4.9% | 266 / 5,004 | |
| Square-1 | 10.94 | 14.08 | top 7.9% | 109 / 1,362 | |
| 4×4 | 43.48 | 50.56 | top 16.4% | 1,773 / 5,926 | |
| 3×3 | 12.82 | 13.85 | top 16.8% | 6,592 / 28,153 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.78 | 6.46 | top 18.4% | 2,112 / 10,224 | |
| 2×2 | 4.12 | 5.42 | top 28.0% | 4,754 / 15,796 | |
| Clock | 11.60 | 13.26 | top 33.1% | 784 / 1,843 | |
| Megaminx | 1:42.13 | 1:53.26 | top 35.9% | 1,061 / 1,678 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 29.19 | 32.15 | top 44.8% | 3,992 / 5,922 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:58.81 | 3:11.91 | early days — 3 solves | 723 / 1,183 | |
| 5×5 | 2:15.14 | 2:34.09 | top 58.2% | 2,318 / 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
- 20 Oct 2019Four personal bests in one day at Tianjin Autumn 2019.
- 6 Apr 2019Four personal bests in one day at Qinhuangdao Open 2019.
- 9 Aug 2014First competition: Chongqing Open 2014. A 15.17 3×3 single to start from.
- 9 Aug 2014First sub-15 3×3: 14.80 at Chongqing Open 2014.
- 9 Aug 2014Three personal bests in one day at Chongqing Open 2014.
Competitions
- Tianjin Autumn 2019 · 20 Oct 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Shandong Open 2019 · 4 Oct 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Qinhuangdao Open 2019 · 6 Apr 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Beijing Open 2018 · 30 Apr 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Chongqing Open 2014 · 9 Aug 2014 — 3 personal bests 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.
- Yu Feng (冯煜) — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Chenhao Ma (马晨皓) — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Chen Kang (亢晨) — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Skewb single — 1,013 people have one; it is 0.98 away.
- A sub-10 Square-1 single — 1,533 people have one; it is 0.94 away.
Targets move as he improves.