People · China
Shangze Li (李尚泽)
2×2 · top 4.7% of 186,767 all-time · competing since April 2021 · 2021LISH01
Shangze Li (李尚泽) has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.99, set at Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2025, puts him in the top 4.7% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 641st in China. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since April 2021, he has put 151 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.05 in April 2021 to 9.62, a 13% improvement. Shangze has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.99 | 4.82 | top 4.7% | 641 / 15,796 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.35 | 4.77 | top 4.9% | 582 / 10,224 | |
| 4×4 | 33.06 | 36.07 | top 5.0% | 496 / 5,926 | |
| 3×3 | 9.62 | 11.34 | top 6.4% | 2,481 / 28,153 | |
| 5×5 | 1:02.12 | 1:08.94 | top 6.7% | 313 / 2,816 | |
| Clock | 6.22 | 7.41 | top 8.0% | 163 / 1,843 | |
| 6×6 | 1:54.12 | 2:05.41 | top 8.7% | 190 / 1,349 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.79 | 19.58 | top 9.8% | 944 / 5,922 | |
| 7×7 | 3:06.73 | 3:15.31 | top 12.4% | 243 / 1,261 | |
| Megaminx | 1:05.14 | 1:11.47 | top 12.8% | 349 / 1,678 |
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
- 4 Apr 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.62 at Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2025.
- 4 Apr 2025Six personal bests in one day at Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2025.
- 4 Jan 2025Three personal bests in one day at Xi'an New Year 2025.
- 3 Aug 2024Five personal bests in one day at Xi'an Open 2024.
- 10 Apr 2021First competition: Xi'an Cherry Blossom Special 2021.
Competitions
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2025 · 4 Apr 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- Xi'an New Year 2025 · 4 Jan 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Xi'an Open 2024 · 3 Aug 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Xi'an Open 2023 · 24 Dec 2023
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom AM 2021 · 11 Apr 2021
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom Special 2021 · 10 Apr 2021 — 1 personal best 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.
- Wuouran Liu (刘巫偶然) — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Haonan Su (苏浩楠) — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
- Yusheng Du (杜宇生) — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.99 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.35 away.
Targets move as he improves.