People · China
Tongzhou Li (李彤洲)
3×3 · top 4.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2018 · 2018LITO02
Tongzhou Li (李彤洲) has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.78, set at Quanzhou Open 2019, puts him in the top 4.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,666th in China. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since December 2018, he has put 229 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 77% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.37 in December 2018 to 8.78, a 23% improvement. Tongzhou has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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 | 8.78 | 10.42 | top 4.4% | 1,666 / 28,153 | |
| 4×4 | 33.15 | 40.31 | top 5.1% | 504 / 5,926 | |
| 2×2 | 2.33 | 3.41 | top 7.3% | 1,043 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.36 | 17.10 | top 8.8% | 844 / 5,922 | |
| Megaminx | 1:29.34 | 1:39.45 | top 27.8% | 847 / 1,678 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.62 | 11.83 | top 50.0% | 5,265 / 10,224 |
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
- 25 Aug 2019Four personal bests in one day at Quanzhou Open 2019.
- 21 Jul 2019First sub-10 3×3: 9.96 at Longyan Open 2019.
- 21 Jul 2019Three personal bests in one day at Longyan Open 2019.
- 24 Mar 2019Five personal bests in one day at Fuzhou Spring 2019.
- 9 Dec 2018First competition: Xiamen Open 2018. A 11.37 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Zhangzhou Open 2026 · 27 Jun 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Xiamen Winter 2019 · 1 Dec 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Xiamen Autumn 2019 · 6 Oct 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Quanzhou Open 2019 · 25 Aug 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Longyan Open 2019 · 21 Jul 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Xiamen Open 2019 · 4 May 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Fuzhou Spring 2019 · 24 Mar 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Xiamen Open 2018 · 9 Dec 2018
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.
- Zheng Lin (林铮) — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Chenge Liu (刘晨舸) — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Pengwei Chen (陈芃威) — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.78 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 3.15 away.
Targets move as he improves.