People · China
Xiangyu Li (黎祥宇)
3×3 blindfolded · top 19.6% of 12,178 all-time · competing since December 2017 · 2017LIXI23
Xiangyu Li (黎祥宇) has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3 blindfolded: a personal-best single of 1:19.93, set at Changsha Open 2023, puts him in the top 19.6% of the 12,178 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 268th in China. Across 5 competitions since December 2017, he has put 52 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.97 in December 2017 to 13.91, a 34% improvement. Xiangyu has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 blindfolded | 1:19.93 | — | early days — 1 solve | 268 / 1,183 | |
| 3×3 | 13.91 | 16.82 | top 20.6% | 7,973 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 4.46 | 5.87 | top 32.4% | 5,556 / 15,796 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.01 | 11.70 | top 44.9% | 4,781 / 10,224 | |
| 4×4 | 1:26.81 | — | top 61.3% | 5,077 / 5,926 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 39.78 | — | early days — 2 solves | 5,125 / 5,922 | |
| Skewb | 15.74 | 17.16 | top 80.6% | 4,106 / 5,004 |
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
- 23 Dec 2023First sub-15 3×3: 13.91 at Changsha Open 2023.
- 28 Jul 2018First sub-20 3×3: 17.77 at Nanning Open 2018.
- 10 Dec 2017First competition: Zhenjiang Open 2017. A 20.97 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Changsha Open 2023 · 23 Dec 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Hangzhou Open 2018 · 10 Nov 2018
- Wuxi Autumn 2018 · 20 Oct 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Nanning Open 2018 · 28 Jul 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Zhenjiang Open 2017 · 10 Dec 2017
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.
- Zhiyuan Ma (马之元) — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead once
- Xinyun Chen (陈新运) — met in 8 rounds, never finished ahead
- Tian Hu (胡天) — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-1:00 3×3 blindfolded single — 1,593 people have one; it is 19.93 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.91 away.
Targets move as he improves.