People · China
Sikan Li
3×3 · top 10.0% of 288,433 all-time · competing since November 2007 · 2007LISI02
Sikan Li has been competing for 19 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.83, set at Caltech Fall competition 2009, puts him in the top 10.0% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,991st in China. Across 11 competitions since November 2007, he has put 280 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 92% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.46 in November 2007 to 10.83, a 30% improvement. Sikan has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% 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 | 10.83 | 13.69 | top 10.0% | 3,991 / 28,499 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.72 | 21.25 | top 17.1% | 1,719 / 5,994 | |
| 2×2 | 4.33 | 5.83 | top 30.8% | 5,345 / 15,939 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:08.97 | — | top 36.4% | 534 / 1,184 | |
| 4×4 | 1:12.72 | 1:23.56 | top 49.6% | 4,548 / 5,999 |
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
- 24 Oct 2009Three personal bests in one day at Caltech Fall competition 2009.
- 23 May 2009Three personal bests in one day at San Diego Open 2009.
- 12 Jul 2008Three personal bests in one day at UCSD Summer competition 2008.
- 24 May 2008First sub-15 3×3: 14.94 at San Diego Open 2008.
- 24 May 2008Four personal bests in one day at San Diego Open 2008.
- 10 Nov 2007First competition: Caltech Fall competition 2007. A 15.46 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- San Diego Open 2010 · 29 May 2010
- Caltech Winter 2010 · 27 Feb 2010
- Bayview Hills Open 2010 · 16 Jan 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Caltech Fall competition 2009 · 24 Oct 2009 — 3 personal bests set
- Nisei Week Open 2009 · 22 Aug 2009 — 1 personal best set
- San Diego Open 2009 · 23 May 2009 — 3 personal bests set
- Caltech Fall 2008 · 22 Nov 2008 — 2 personal bests set
- UCSD Summer competition 2008 · 12 Jul 2008 — 3 personal bests set
- San Diego Open 2008 · 24 May 2008 — 4 personal bests set
- Discovery Science Center competition 2008 · 19 Apr 2008 — 1 personal best set
- Caltech Fall competition 2007 · 10 Nov 2007 — 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.
- Phillip Espinoza — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Devin Corr-Robinett — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead 35 times
- Adam Zamora — met in 40 rounds, finished ahead 32 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.83 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 6,118 people have one; it is 3.72 away.
Targets move as he improves.