People · United States
Sheldon Li
3×3 · top 13.7% of 288,433 all-time · competing since November 2025 · 2025LISH05
Sheldon Li has been competing for 11 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.92, set at Berkeley Fall 2026, puts him in the top 13.7% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 7,437th in the United States. Across 2 competitions since November 2025, he has put 35 official solves on the record across three events. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.77 in November 2025 to 11.92, a 33% improvement. Sheldon has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 11.92 | 15.90 | top 13.7% | 7,437 / 60,666 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.31 | 29.64 | top 24.1% | 3,130 / 15,900 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.92 | 12.18 | top 52.4% | 15,501 / 29,168 |
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
- 11 Oct 2026First sub-15 3×3: 13.40 at Berkeley Fall 2026.
- 11 Oct 2026Three personal bests in one day at Berkeley Fall 2026.
- 22 Nov 2025First competition: Dublin California Open 2025. A 21.11 3×3 single to start from.
- 22 Nov 2025First sub-20 3×3: 17.77 at Dublin California Open 2025.
Competitions
- Berkeley Fall 2026 · 11 Oct 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Dublin California Open 2025 · 22 Nov 2025 — 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.
- Chris Martin — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Bowen Deng (邓博文) — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead once
- Matthew Ketroser — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 1.92 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 one-handed single — 15,318 people have one; it is 1.31 away.
Targets move as he improves.