People · United States
William D. Li
3×3 · top 11.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2018 · 2018LIWI01
William D. Li has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.27, set at Berkeley Fall 2023, puts him in the top 11.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 6,118th in the United States. Across 6 competitions since January 2018, he has put 70 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 28.41 in January 2018 to 11.27, a 60% improvement. William 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 11.27 | 13.95 | top 11.3% | 6,118 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 2.83 | 5.65 | top 12.3% | 4,846 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 32.02 | 34.09 | top 51.2% | 7,073 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 1:22.06 | — | early days — 1 solve | 9,947 / 19,072 |
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
- 21 Apr 2018First sub-20 3×3: 13.61 at Nipomo Spring 2018.
- 21 Apr 2018First sub-15 3×3: 13.61 at Nipomo Spring 2018.
- 13 Jan 2018First competition: Thanks Four The Invite 2018. A 28.41 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Berkeley Fall 2023 · 18 Nov 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Mudd Fall 2019 · 5 Oct 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Anaheim Fall 2018 · 15 Sep 2018
- A Bruin Cube Day 2018 · 19 May 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Nipomo Spring 2018 · 21 Apr 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Thanks Four The Invite 2018 · 13 Jan 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.
- Michael Young — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
- Elijah Brown — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
- Derek Hsieh — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.27 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.83 away.
Targets move as he improves.