People · China
Xiangyu Li (李翔宇)
3×3 · top 5.1% of 288,433 all-time · competing since April 2021 · 2021LIXI03
Xiangyu Li (李翔宇) has been competing for 6 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.07, set at Rubik's WCA Asian Championship 2024, puts him in the top 5.1% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,967th in China. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since April 2021, he has put 48 official solves on the record across six events. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.80 in April 2021 to 9.07, a 39% improvement. Xiangyu has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 9.07 | 13.19 | top 5.1% | 1,967 / 28,499 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.45 | 9.07 | top 23.5% | 2,705 / 10,269 | |
| 2×2 | 4.49 | 5.33 | top 32.9% | 5,706 / 15,939 | |
| Clock | 11.98 | 14.47 | top 34.8% | 857 / 1,887 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 30.51 | — | early days — 2 solves | 4,259 / 5,994 | |
| 4×4 | 1:14.59 | — | early days — 2 solves | 4,654 / 5,999 |
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
- 1 Nov 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.07 at Rubik's WCA Asian Championship 2024.
- 4 Apr 2021First competition: Beijing Spring AM 2021. A 14.80 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2025 · 4 Apr 2025
- Zhengzhou Open 2024 · 8 Dec 2024
- Rubik's WCA Asian Championship 2024 · 1 Nov 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Beijing Spring AM 2021 · 4 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.
- Yifan Wang (王逸帆) — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Zhiyuan Ma (马之元) — met in 9 rounds, never finished ahead
- Yiheng Wang (王艺衡) — met in 9 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.07 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 26,233 people have one; it is 0.45 away.
Targets move as he improves.