People · China
Xiang Li (李想)
3×3 · top 3.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2013 · 2013LIXI01
Xiang Li (李想) has been competing for 13 years. Her best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.51, set at Rubik's WCA World Championship 2023, puts her in the top 3.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,425th in China. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since July 2013, she has put 132 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, her 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 85% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. Her 3×3 best has come down from 22.16 in July 2013 to 8.51, a 62% improvement. Xiang has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% 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 | 8.51 | 10.65 | top 3.8% | 1,425 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 3.75 | 5.32 | top 23.3% | 3,879 / 15,796 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.03 | 10.64 | top 36.4% | 3,948 / 10,224 | |
| Skewb | 8.21 | 11.96 | top 42.9% | 2,522 / 5,004 | |
| 4×4 | 1:50.19 | 2:00.24 | top 76.8% | 5,566 / 5,926 |
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
- 12 Aug 2023First sub-10 3×3: 8.51 at Rubik's WCA World Championship 2023.
- 23 Apr 2016Five personal bests in one day at Shenyang Open 2016.
- 25 May 2014First sub-15 3×3: 14.27 at Harbin Open 2014.
- 29 Dec 2013First sub-20 3×3: 18.63 at Shenyang Open 2013.
- 14 Jul 2013First competition: Yingkou Open 2013. A 22.16 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Rubik's WCA World Championship 2023 · 12 Aug 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Shenyang Winter 2016 · 11 Dec 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Shenyang Open 2016 · 23 Apr 2016 — 5 personal bests set
- Shenyang Open 2014 · 14 Dec 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Harbin Open 2014 · 25 May 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Shenyang Open 2013 · 29 Dec 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- Yingkou Open 2013 · 14 Jul 2013
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 her.
- Sheng Cao (曹晟) — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
- Yusheng Du (杜宇生) — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead once
- Xiaojian Li (李晓健) — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.51 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.75 away.
Targets move as she improves.