People · China
Taiqi Li (李泰祺)
3×3 · top 2.0% of 288,433 all-time · competing since April 2021 · 2021LITA01
Taiqi Li (李泰祺) has been competing for 6 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.52, set at Beijing Winter 2026, puts him in the top 2.0% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 736th in China. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 16 competitions since April 2021, he has put 285 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 76% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.85 in April 2021 to 7.52, a 37% improvement. Taiqi has entered 16 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 | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.52 | 8.83 | top 2.0% | 736 / 28,499 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 23 moves | 27.67 | top 3.0% | 37 / 1,071 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 13.32 | 15.51 | top 5.0% | 465 / 5,994 | |
| Square-1 | 9.82 | 13.32 | top 5.7% | 74 / 1,373 | |
| 4×4 | 36.03 | 41.17 | top 7.8% | 824 / 5,999 | |
| 2×2 | 2.54 | 3.96 | top 9.4% | 1,410 / 15,939 | |
| Clock | 9.49 | 11.51 | top 22.4% | 516 / 1,887 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:32.47 | — | early days — 3 solves | 635 / 1,184 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.11 | 10.58 | top 45.8% | 4,913 / 10,269 | |
| Megaminx | 2:01.87 | — | early days — 3 solves | 1,268 / 1,693 | |
| 5×5 | 2:18.86 | — | early days — 1 solve | 2,419 / 2,857 | |
| Skewb | 19.39 | — | early days — 2 solves | 4,412 / 5,030 |
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
- 10 Jan 2026Four personal bests in one day at Beijing Winter 2026.
- 18 Nov 2023First sub-10 3×3: 8.64 at Chongqing Open 2023.
- 18 Nov 2023Five personal bests in one day at Chongqing Open 2023.
- 3 Apr 2021First competition: Beijing Spring Special 2021.
Competitions
- Dual FMC Beijing 2026 · 18 Oct 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- FMC World 2026 · 20 Jun 2026
- Please Don't DNF Beijing 2026 · 16 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Beijing Spring Open 2026 · 28 Mar 2026
- FMCanton Haizhu 2026 · 22 Mar 2026
- Beijing Winter 2026 · 10 Jan 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Zhengzhou Zeal 2025 · 28 Dec 2025
- Zhengzhou Zest 2025 · 27 Dec 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Beijing Summer 2025 · 17 May 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2025 · 4 Apr 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Deqing Small Cubes Summer 2024 · 25 Aug 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Chengdu Summer 2024 · 20 Jul 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Tianjin Open 2024 · 1 Jun 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Chongqing Open 2023 · 18 Nov 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Beijing Spring AM 2021 · 4 Apr 2021
- Beijing Spring Special 2021 · 3 Apr 2021
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.
- Xiang Li (李响) — met in 41 rounds, finished ahead 25 times
- Chenhao Ma (马晨皓) — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Kaixi Guo (郭铠希) — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 1.52 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 one-handed single — 2,239 people have one; it is 1.32 away.
Targets move as he improves.